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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-27

Rabbit Maranville is working at the
plumbing trade during the loaf sea.
SON.. II Is said he collects the bills
and leaves the rough stun to others,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-01-27

W. N. w.. Oklahoma city, No. 2.1s1s.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-06-23
425 Mems Wool Suits

We are responsible for the statements make, and
hope to have the pleasure of showing that the suits
mention here all we claim them to be- and The
sortmen includes Blue Serge Grays, Browns and all the
desirable of the Novelty Mixtures We have also placed
this lot, several aior-made suits which unclaimed
values to $25 inclusive
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-06-23

We have facilities The
RdyWear Clothes has
confronted with problem which
ahead We decided wonderful
much of the bulk install lot fixtures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-07
BY CHARLES M. PEPPER.

0ND1A has new viceroy. He is
Lord Chelmsford. an experienced
official Problems confront him
q which require experience. good
Judgment and insight into oriental
character.
The query on the lips of those who
know India is whether the new vice.
roy will he able to soothe the city OF
Discomfort" This is Lahore.
There are plenty of other discomfort
ed and dissatisfied sections of India.
but il is the unspoken belief that who
ever can keep Lahore quiet can tran
ouillize the rest of India.
Lahore is we'll to the north. II is
the capital and commercial center OF
the fertile Punjab This is known as
the fve-riveT region. because OF the
important streams which water it. La
hore itself is on the River Raw.
The Punjab. by means of its rivers.
has been enabled 10 develop a very
complete system of irrigation canals.
Its wheat crop helps TO feed England
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-07
THE PUNJAR MUSEUM.

and to stabilize prices of food in the
United Kingdom. 1t also has abundant
crops of corn. oil seeds, cotton, cane
and rice. 1t is the most varied and
productive agricultural region of In
dia.
Lahore is the gateway OF northern
India. The railway runs to Rawalpindi
and beyond to Peshawar. at the mouth
of the Kabul pass into Afghanistan.
Lahore also is considered the gate
way to and from kashmir. splendid
highway runs from Rawalpindi to
Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir The
mail coaches and the tongas, or native
buggies. and the bullock carts once
monopoliZed this road. but the auto
mobiles now have crowded them out,
although there is still some traffic by
means of the bullocks.
There is also another road from La :
hore to Srinagar. more direct but less
convenient and consequently less trav-
eled The commerce of northern In
dia which reaches Lahore flows out
through the port of karach. on the
Arabian sea. There is through railway
communication.
The railways also keep Lahore in
direct communication with Bombay and
Calcutta, so that as the city of dis
content it is in touch with the dis
satisfied elements in all parts of India.
The city itself is an Industrial center.
There are cotton and -four mills, pot
teries, metal working and numerous
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-07

man subjects aboard the mail liner
China uncovered a new revolutionary
plot.
There have been further trials and
convictions by the special tribunal. A
recent dispatch from Bombay stated
that the new viceroy would have to
determine whether the sentence of
twenty conspirators who had been
condemned to death should be COM
muted
The capital of India is now at Delhi,
whence 1t was removed from Calcutta
because of the anarchistic movements
in Bengal. Delhi is not so far north
as Lahore. yet it is almost within the
same sphere of agitation as the Pun
jab. The new viceroy possibly may re-
main there A while before he goes to
summer capital. He may also visit La
hore itself, but the probabilities are
that his judgment will be guided by
the views of the lieutenant governor
of the Punjab.
British officialdom in India is very
sensitive to new viceroys coming out
and ignoring and overriding the views
of the officials on the ground. In a case
of this Importance, however. Lord
Chelmsford undoubtedly reflects the
policy of the home government. which
is solicitous to repress revolt without
undue severity.
Since the world war has continued
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for more than eighteen months with-
out the great mass of the population OF
India rising against British rule. IL
may he assumed that either they rec
ogniZe that il would he futile, or that
they are contented to await the conclu-
sion of hostilities before seeking thu
adjustment of their grievances.
This has been the attitude of the ma
tive princes, some of whom have cons
trihuted munficently to the war chest
of England. and have sent their full
contingent of troops.
There are genuine grievances. both oe
ter. The most that British statesmen
who re sympathetic with the aspira-
lions of India expect is to keep the dis
content in a semi tranquil state until
remedial measures can be adopted The
British military and bureaucratic castles
in India and the trading classes would
have tho oppressive mea sures made per-
manent. To them the fact that there
was conspiracy in the Funjab and
that some hundred natives showed their
dissatisfa ction by joining il, is con-
elusive proof that British rule has been
too mild. This view was reflected in
many of kiplings writings before the
war.
1t is. not likely. however. that ths
military and bureaucratic and trading
classes will have their way, They viii
he fortunate il they muddle through
the situation without provoking great
er ill-feeling than now exists. Lahore,
as the city of discomfort. and the Pun
jab. as the region of revolution, are
grave problems for the British governs
ment but they are not hopeless
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-07

had not been promptly checked by the
firm hand of authority this might have
resulted A special tribunal was created
and several hundred persons were
brought to trial. There were a few
acauittals, some condemnations to dea tn
and many imprisonments and deporta-
lions to convict colonies.
The English newspapers in India
praised the action taken, but COM
planned that it was not severe enough
The papers published in the vernacular
or those published in English which
reflected native sentiment naturally
were guarded in their comments
From them. however, it appeared that
the special tribunals were not looked
upon as having maintained the maxim
of English Jurisprudence that
judicial tribunal should not only adj
minister justice according to law, but
administer it in such way as to
carry the general public with it. 1t
was also claimed that the prisoners
were deprived of many of the facilities
allowed to ordinary criminals to estab-
lish their innocence.
The native view seemed to be that
while there may have been con-
spiracy it was a childish affair, and
that the British government in India
was in danger from the throwing
of a few bombs and the firing of a
few revolvers.
The representatives OF the radical
party in the United States claimed that
more than 200 revolutionists were
hanged or shot at Lahore and other
ed
for life. and 5000 interned without
trial. These were said to include pro-
fessors, physicians, priests. editors. So
cial reformers. students, peasants,
laborers and soldiers.
Apparently, while any possible dan
ger of A widespread revolt was avoid
ed, the agitation did not cease, and
the seditious movement continued. The
British authorities according to a Lon
don dispatch, by the seizure of Ger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-07

time for materials used in paper max
ing.
The pulp mills throughout the Scan
dinavian peninsula have been running
steadily lower in materials with which
they feed their mills. The paper prob
lem to them looms larger and larger.
Paper is but a small part OF the 20
900 items that fall to the lot of the
the government. and when one con-
siders the baff1ing situation in regard
to this one article one can better APP
preciate the difficulties which confront
the committee that is doing It's utmost
to economize for Uncle Sam.
Here are some of the other things
they handle: Mops. securing powders.
lubricating oils. soap powder needles,
anchors. feed for cattle and horses,
both food and drink for government
houses, clothing for men and women,
furniture and furnishings for homes
and offices. machinery, drafting sup
plies. saddlery. laboratory apparatus.
metals, lumber, brushes. computing
machines glassware. lubricants. seeds,
-four, engraving and photographic sup
plies. motor trucks and even nursing
bottles.
All unnecessary articles are eliminat-
ed. and the committee has demonstrat
ed that a very direct saving can be eff
fected by awarding contracts to the
bidders who will supply the best class
of goods at the lowest prices. By
means OF tne commit
tee has been able to give more eff
Client service. 1t has avoided stand
ardzing on any particular make, how
ever.
The number of bidders increases each
year, but all firms realize what a big
thing a contract with Uncle Sam is for
them. They are sure Of certain
amount of work, and are equally sure
of their pay, and besides this, there is
the prestige which is bound to accrue
when it becomes known that they have
the contract for government work. AS
a natural consequence, the number of
bidders increases each year: in Ave
years. from 1910 to 1918, 1t increased
from 564 to ia. A report, which
seems to be authentic. was circulated
concerning the total amount of money
saved as a result of careful study and
concentrated effort on the part of the
committee. its dealing with bidders
and its quickness in seeing bargains,
and il was estimated that Uncle Sam
was richer by 100000 each year than
he would have been had he stood for
excessive prices.
Uncle Sam uses, at the very least cal
culation. $4,000 typeWriters scattered
throughout the various government de-
partments. The Navy Department is
the most prolific purchaser. buying
some 2.000-odd machines: the Depart
ment of Agriculture stands next, call
ing for s5s, and the Department of In
terror ranks third, finding use for 526.
The War Department, civil service COM
mission. Library Of Congress. Post Of
hce Department and Smithsonian all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-07

was it whist that they We're playing,
either. Yet next to them was seated
a naked fakir, or priest. discussing to
group of devout disciples-a real pic
ture of alive life.
The Moslem preponderance, histori-
cally, in Lahore, and possibly numeri-
cally, raises a question why it should
be the city of discomfort, since the
Mohammedan are mostly loyal and
are the mainstay of British rule in
India. But there is such a mixture of
native races and religions in Lahore
that no sect has any real preponder-
ance. Apparently. discomfort gravitates
there because of the medley
German intrigue, possibly, has had
something to do with the discomfort
since the breaking out of the world
war, yet probably much less than it is
credited with. Many of the reports of
revolts in the Punjab, which subse-
quently have been shown to be I'M
founded. have come from Berlin. India
base of military and naval power
would be immensely valuable to Ger
many, but neither in the Punjab nor In
other sections have the native races
shown a desire to change rulers.
\ more easonable explanation is tina
the discomfort, which was latent when
England was at peace, became active
when she went to war. and Lahore and
the Punjab simply reflected this con-
dition.
Much of the agitation has heen stimu-
lated not from Germany, but from the
United States. possibly, though. with
support from Europe. The Hindu radi-
cal party. whose watchWord is india
for the Indians" has its headquarters
in California. and publishes paper
there which circulates among the In
dams of the orient. Its circulation Is
prohibited in India and the other Brit
ish possessions of the far east. but
copies. nevertheless, find their way to
these places.
Some real intelligence which the Brit
ish censors have suppressed has come
from time to time through the radical
headquarters in California, yet il must
be said that considerable news has been
published in the papers of Calcutta and
Bombay without any effort to min m ize
its seriousness.
Months ago the lieutenant governor
Of the Punjab. who is the viceroy's rep
resentative, and is the visible exponent
of British rule, made official state
ment regarding the seriousness and
magnitude of the conspiracies. He
claimed that the purpose was to pro-
woke another mutiny similar to the
Sepoy mutiny of 1857. and that if they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-07
FRUIT SELLERS OF LAHORE.

giles and with shallow lakes and foun
tains. Their shady walks have not
been spoiled by overmuch landscape
gardening, as is the tendency in India
where usually the ruling race seeks to
add few layers of ornamentation to
the architectural traditions of the ruled
race.
Jehangir's tomb is one of the chief
historic attractions of Lahore. The
mausoleum is on the bank of the Raw
river. which is now crossed by a fine
bridge instead of the bridge of boats
of old. There are four towers at the
the marble lacquer work are the most
beautiful features Of the mausoleum.
There is an inscription in the Urdu YER
nacular. reciting that it is the burial
place of "Jehangir, the conqueror of the
world"
Jehangir's conouests We're many and
thorough. and fill great space in the
history of the Mohammedan inva sion
of India. But the world was larger
than Jehangir and his contemporaries
knew. and there was even more to In
Ola Itself IMAM lneN TedIlZeO. ne
world of India, which he conquered, did
not remain vanquished. and much of it
fell away from his successors. Never
theless. the Mohammedan preponder-
ance continued and the domes and min
arets of the mosques still dwarf the
temples of the jams and other Hindu
sects.
Anarkali tomb is also one of the
sights of Lahore. He was known as
the Lion of Lahore" The dome build
ing in which is held the yellow marble
coffin that contains Anarkali's remains
is now occupied as government office
without detracting any from the great
ness of the Lion of Lahore"
The English section of Lahore is
fine and spacious Anglo-Indian town,
with an abundance of shade trees
wooded arcades and palms. The real
Lahore. the actual city of discomfort, is
something very different. Many of the
streets are as narrow as alleys, with
the balconies and roofs elboWinG one
another In these alleyways are some
unusually fine examples of clay and
wood carving, and of lattice and
lacquer work II is here that the ma
tive life purls and seethes, and resents
Yet there arc some con-
cessions from the native customs. A
Hindu barker" In European clothes
and with the helmet hat of the English
man, crying the attractions of a side
show, was one of these which ! noted.
Another was a group of Mohammedans
playing cards with English cards. Nor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-07

thousand represents the percentage of
increase in benzoic acid; carbolic acid,
1900; belladonna root, $50; mercury,
600: acetphenetidin. $500; mustard.
500: wintergreen, 1900; quinine, zoe:
glycerin. 900; phenacetin. $500; salicy-
lie acid, 1000: sacchrine, 1000. and the
bromides from 1000 to 5000 per cent.
Cod liver oil, a medicine many people
are dependent on, costs five times what
it did before the war. 1t was $50 a
barrel and is now selling for 500.
But Uncle Sam. even though COM
PEELED to pay a larger price for sup
plies this year than any year previous,
pays considerably less than the ordi-
nary individual. AS examples, he pur-
chases gasoline for II cents a gallon
while the public pays % or "a cents for
the same article. For 100 sheets of
carbon paper the government pays
% 2-5 cents. as against TO cents in the
open market. and when some $500
boxes of carbon paper are needed gov
eminent prices are advantageous
Typewriter ribbons cost $3.50 a dozen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-07

at the best of typewriter stores. while
the government contract price is but
$3.50 per dozen. When some $4,000 rib
hons are bought for the government 1t
can readily be seen that the saving on
typewriter ribbons alone is consider
able. Over 1A,600 pounds of rubber
bands are purchased at a dollar a
pound the market price for rubber
bands is onehalf as much again.
Uncle Sans hands get dirty. and
would seem drtier than they really are,
when one hears that he buys consid-
erably over 1000 dozen buck towels
annually: Yet when one learns that he
must have 1.150 dozen quarts of mucil-
age and 5,400 pounds of glue to fill his
reeds. one is predisposed to think that
his fingers must get unpleasantly
sticky and that the towels follow most
naturally. The general supply commit
tee saves Uncle Sam something like
81 900 on towels. On 400 pounds of
glycerin the committee contrives to
save more than $1,000, That Uncle
Sam leads in sanitary regulations Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-07
LAHORE TAILORs At WORK.
Buying Federal

for instance, includes stationery and
drafting supplies; class . hardware,
metals, leather and saddlery: class >,
laboratory apparatus. hospital appli-
snces; class 9. furniture and floor COW
erines. class IA. fuel and ice: class IL.
motor trucks, etc, and every article
included in each class has advanced in
price.
All kinds Of paper have risen in price.
and the shortage has grown so serious
that every concern which uses large
amounts of paper faces the future with
trepidation and worried questionings.
In the borough Of Queens. England, bids
were opened for picking the dumps
clean Of their waste paper and rags,
and there were as many as 1852 bids
made. which doubles the number of
last years bids
American paper mills have ever de
pended upon Europe to ship to this
country rags as grist, and Uncle Sam
has employ ed every persuasion to lift
the EN- barge. AS matter of fact. the
paper mills in this country are feeling
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-07

use surprisingly few. In the year 1913
there were 5.435 typewriters contracted
price of typewriters has Joined the
rank and file of progressive prices. and
Uncle Sam will find his typewriter bill
less REASONABLE Galvanized iron is
all but prohibitive in price, but II the
American manufacturer cannot obtain
his raw materials from the European
powers. prices will continue to treble
and quadruple, and Uncle Sam Will be
obliged to bear it with the other con-
sumers.
Perhaps there is least change in
prices Of meats. groceries. bedding and
wearing apparel which is supplied to
the different government institutions.
though that even these have scared is
shown by the report of one of the spe-
cial or subcommittee of the general
supply committee. which claims an in
crease of from Is to 20 per cent in
household supplies.
Chemicals, other than those used for
papermaking purposes. are high. One
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-07

extremely skeptical about putting their
names to contract, which may result
in tremendous loss. and which at
least would be but an uncertain gain
for them. The paper market fuctuates
so abnormally that prices of materials
are record breaking
Here is list of some of the chemi-
calls used in the manufacture of paper
and their prices before the war COM
pared with their prices since Soda ash
was So cents per 100 pounds. now sell
ing for 81 alum was one cent. now 40
cents a pound: casein has jumped from
Si4 cents pound to four times that
amount; rosin from $3.75 barrel to
$3.50 barrel; aniline colors from 20
cents a pound to the unheard- of price
Of $50 a pound; bleach from $I.35 per
100 pounds to $212h for 100 pounds
The increase In the price Of paper can
not be wondered at after one scans the
exorbitant prices quoted at the present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-07

The Punjab Museum. for those who
wish to know something of the indus
trial life, is the most interesting place
in Punjab. The Buddhist sculptures
from Pesh1 war are very striking There
are carpets and rugs and glazed tiles,
mosaics, pottery and examples of ex-
quisite metal working. along with
screens and doors which illustrate the
delicacy of the lacquer wood carving.
There are also the old doors of the
sixteenth century, in themselves an
interesting exhibit. Then there are nu-
merous drawings and reproductions by
art students.
The most interesting exhibits. how
ever. are the throngs of native VISITORS
whose comments are very character
istic A local munch, or teacher. who
showed me through the museum, inter
preted some remarks of one OF the
Puma bese visitors as expressive OF ms
satisfa ction that there was nothing
English in the museum. There Is.
however, a great deal that Is English
in Lahore
Out Shalimar Gardens way are nu-
merous English bungalows, and also
the English College in the Lawrence
Gardens, which is at once tribute TO
British educa tional policy and monu-
ment to the progressive Engishmen
who have not been afraid to teach the
natives lest that should increase their
discomfort. The group of college ouild-
jnes are not out of harmony with their
environment.
The government buildings, while
comfortable, are not imposing. They
are in the midst of shaded grounds and
their graceful towers and arcade bal
comics are in keeping with the sur
roundings.
The Shalimar Gardens usually are de-
scribed in the tourist guide books as
banging gardens They lie beyond a
half ruined Moslem village. There are
three terraces, or grassy platforms, al
most distressing in their mathematical
regularity, with squares and rectan-
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sHOEMAkERS OF LAHORE.

evinced beyond the shadow of doubt
when one glances at the diSinfectants
listed. no less than 12,027 kilos. Case
line is another article in great demand.
over 4s.S00 gallons are used annually
in Uncle Sans business.
Even revolving desk chairs grow old and
worn and need be replaced, for approx
mately Ito are purchased each year. BY
good management and by close buying,
for which it has become famous, the
committee contracted for 694 desks, and
by dint of nice calculation saved over
$4,000. Ii also saved $1,000 on twenty
one adding machines. Another COM
modify, widely different from those
mentioned, and one on which the COM
mittee effected an appreciable saving.
was wheat. The quantity of wheat
consumed by Uncle Sam might lead
one to wonder for moment if he had
turned baker. as he calls for over $500
barrels.
Because of the committees efforts to
buy economically. because it has given
every evidence of Intelligent uniform
ity in carrying out plans and because
of its careful consideration of the
needs of the government. it has been
thought only the square and fair thing
to it to do everything possible to
aid it in its task. Certain inno-
vations have been introduced as a con-
sequence with the word economy" for
slogan Take. for an illustration, the
question of flags. People are familiar
with bunting for flags. but an attempt
is being made to substitute made-in-
aineiiSa COTTON Hags- rags nave ad-
,an.eu ~ price WIN other thihss. and
puheiiS nass are decidedly more eH-
pensive than cotton flags. The coast
guard is experimenting with cotton
nass. A further objection to bunting
fags is their tendency to fray out.
Many of them are exposed constantly
to all kinds of weather After they
have been drenched, frozen and wind
whipped they go to pieces quickly unless
they are made of the strongest and most
durable OF material. 1t is believed that
cotton rags Will prove much more serv-
iceapie than the bunting, and they are
out nan as expensive.
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ty Of Discomfort" and the European War

THE Whether the New Vce Lord Chelmsford Will Be Able Soothe
Lahore the "C DontentCta the Fertile
Pmbntestn Features the City for the Toustxn of Native Races and
Govern