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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-04-05

of his life to the service of the state,
though he is not yet an old man. We
hope that he has many more years OF
usefulness before him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21
Sir Ronald Ross, One Of the Worlds Greatest Scientists
. Sounds Warning That Civilization, Having Gone Far
Toward Conquering Physical Disease, May Soon
Face Destruction Because of Spiritual Decadence

"A great natural law Is behind
utilization. The fact that the Ger
mans created this war without a real
chance of gaining by 1t is proof. to
my mind, OF the onset Of their deca-
dcnce.
This war In unique. The old vars
were either purely military or brough,
about by religious ideas in conflict.
The Thirty Years war and the Napo-
leonic wars grew out of human as
pira:ions toward liberty. But this
great struggle was started by the
Germans in a spirit Of the purest
brigandage.
THAT indicates a serious mental
state for. setting aside the fact that
they must have been fools to think
that they could win, we find that ven
should they win they would gain MOTH
ing 10y the victory.
There was a nation which had been
advancing in every desirable way. sud
denly rome mad and stopping its own
and others progress. The spectacle
has been akin To that which would be
offered 10y a millionaire who ran into
the street and tried To steal a watch
out ~ the pocket OF a passerby. II
seems to me that in the folly Of the
process lies a symptom worse than is
IL be found in its wickedncss.
"l'cfore this var bsgan there was
| mot "a man woman nr child In fhis
kingdom who wanted war with Ger
many or anybody else. My brother is
a military man and was the first 70
warn tho nation in his books. Prob
lens of National Defence and Repre-
sentative Government and War.
These books were among the i'm
portant influences which led Gen. Rob-
erts and the National Service League
70 urge military training before the
war began. | helped in this propa-
sands and can say from personal
knowledge that our people not only
Eel, secure. hut were averse to any
military adventures. Il was Impossible
10 induce them TO pay any attention
TO the clearly indicated danger.
! We endea vored To do nothing fur
tier than to make them listen 10
Warnings OF the necessity for public
! defence, hu. We failed utterly. was
one Of the Parliamentary party which
visited Russia just before the outbreaks
Of tho war. and there We found a SINH
lar condition ~ affairs. Only France
knew. only France even suspected
She had paid her bitter hill to Ger.
many in days one 10y, apparently her
students of tho worlds social ten
. denotes We're more accurate than an,
others in their estimate ~ the efec,
ot modern theories upon the German
mind"
Are y"u prepared TO estimate how
far = dccadence similar to that 81 Ger.
many has set IN in other ndtions?"
inquired.
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which AZ present is being conducted IL,
Germany against the civilized worlt
VIII have IN such desirable effect.
such a war as that which at pres
ent is in progress kills of the most de-
sirahlc, not the weakest. and tends to
leave the no accounts behind to propa-
g,,e the future race. Observe the un-
enlisted youth in London, Paris, and, |
lave no doubt. in Berlin.
Therefore 4, is not Likely that the
present war will he followed 10y any
ujivslent advantage to the race. The
unlikelihood Of this is much increased
10y the degrading effect upon the Ger
MA people. an important division of
the race, which must inevitably result
rct only from the b~arbarities which
.bey have been led to practise and to
which have been ~popularized among
Il EN- by their Government and trusted
leaders Of thought.
Little consideration seems tn have
been given to this threat against the
! believe il To he serious. The thought
is insistent in my mind that 1t may
indicate a very serious racial tendency.
Merely as a philosopher | am In agree
mcnt with Prof. Flinders Petrie's ar
chronological theory that the human
race improves and becomes decadcnt In
cycles.
According to him a period Of de-
cadence now is due and the thought
inevitably is suggested that Germany's
course In this war, as well as Germany
forcing of this war upon the world. in
dicates that 1t has come. He made out
eight cycles of civilization.
There is danger of his accuracy suf-
icient to justify raw consideration OF
the situation by leaders Of thought in
the nations which continue sane. II
seems clear to me that as 500 as this
tragic war comes tn its conclusion the
race. II IL is to escape further grave
disaster. must devote its energies 20
counteracting this alarming tendency.
Cylinders Petrie gathered evidence
to the effect that Egypt was affected
~. .,,Io, - ln,,l~,, anI
ment about every 1900 years. He es-
tablished the facts and the evidence tc
be found in the history Of Greece
Rome. India and China IL always he.
fore US. We know thai China and
India have not had an original idea
in centuries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21

ish manhood a hllip upward. tending
10 take 1t out Of employments which
are not quite masculine but into
which men largely have entered Of
ate years. Here in England men
have been house servants. bus con-
ductors, shop statesmen. bookkeepers,
&c. to q degree which has had its
cffec, upon our national vitality"
But will not the general entrance
Of women into employment on a larger
scale than ever known before be an
equally bad result?" I asked.
q the whole ! do not think an.
! am not at all opposed to the idea that
women SHOULD work. hard. One OF INV
daughters has been making shells eve
since the war began and 1t has not
harmed her In the least"
I asked Sir Ronald about drink.
at is n fact" said he. that the ma
tons now at war. especially Britain.
Germany and Russia. are alcoholic ma
tons. I. myself. am o a teetotaller.
but as chairman of the National En-
cheney Commission I am trying 10 stop
drinking among war workers.
I'm a sense I believe II may he said
that inordinate beer drinking in Ger
many Is responsible for the general
German attitude which caused the
war, and hat inordinate whiskey
drinking in Great Britain helped to
blind this nation to the situation. maxi
ing us stupid and dull. I believe the
excessive Use Of alcohol among us has
been responsible for the fact that we
as a nation have given so little atten-
,gn,, ~ thn htutnr tnfnlioatno1 A6nre
to arts and TO the sciences.
THE tendency away from alcohol
among certain Of the English people
has been good since the war began.
although certain other classes. women
notably. have been unfavorahly af-
fected. as by separation allowances
and other influences toward extrava-
gance and more drink than ever.
What will come after the war ends!
Who knows?"
What has the war meant 10 medi-
cal science?" asked OF his man,
who. more than most others. should
understand.
THE sanitary organization. that II.
the organization for prevention of dis
ease" said he, has been wonderful
from the very start and Is becoming
more so with the passage Of zach day
During the ten years precedent 10
the outbreak Of the wal medical sci
encc as a whole had made enormous
strides and all the lessons IL had
learned have now been applied to mill
'ary service In the field. in camps. in
hospitals. wherever they a be made
useful.
Wonderful things are being accom-
plished among the fighting men In the
way of prevention by incubation of
bacterial disease. II is interesting 20
note that France and Germany share
the honors OF those d~iscovcries which
are proving TO hc most useful to the
c~ontending armies.
"Jonner and rasteur began tn.
great advance and the results OF their
original research were enormously de-
velop"d by Koch and the work of men
Of almost every nation in the itstcur
Institute, Paris. And IIafkiue con
quered cholera and the plague, wh!'h
simpl!fed the military problem.
"AUothor discovery which may no
called fundamentally important ~ N.
heath Of the armies in his war was
OF what is called serum diagnosis.
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StIll another was that Of Behr;rg and
Others Of SERUM treatment.
An these are concerned with hac-
,erial diseases. and bacterial diseases
have been the worst enemies az the
soldiery IN all previous wars. In this
war the most important of them l.
typhoid or enteric fever. ha'iiiary dys-
entery. ctanus in connection with
wounds. gas pathology n wound
pathology. Much remains 10 ho
learned about the gas bacillus. uIt 81
is not so very important. after al.
Lord Lister Predominant discovery in
a large proportion Of the cases pre-
venting seps!s or tn" Infection ~
wounds.
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II hope that no decadence similar to
that Of Germany has set in In any
other nation" said Sir Ronald. What
| wish might be efectually done Ii the
task Of arousing all intelligent hui
mainly to the apparent dangers ~ the
situation. with the hope that after this
war some definite effort may he made
to avoid a similar decadence else
where"
I inquired about the new sex prob
,em which so many think is certain to
arise az soon as tho war ends, even II
ii is not already upon us. I have
heard some say that this will come as
tho forerunner OF decadence In Eng
land. =.
IL believe the American press gen
orally exaggerated the importance OF
the sex situation in England before the
war" Sir Ronald replied. II did not
believe then. nor do I believe now. that
thing really serious. personally am
in favor Of votes for m
The whole movement here wa
largely engineered. or at least &C
ccntuatcd. by politicians and notoriety
seekers. Much OF its Importance was
fictitious.
THE wars effect upon the situation
will he very great. and one ~ It's first
manifestations will be to give the vote
To women. believe this will he one
Of many great changes TO follow the
war and that Il will help toward an
other, which. I hope. will he the
abolition in England for a long time OF
party politics.
Party politics here. a. elsewhere,
has been responsible for many evils,
ali tending toward that decadence
which Petrie prophesied. Among
these the neglect OF science and bad
town and city management were hav-
ing their very serious effects upon
progress.
II believe the great problem before
this nation. and perhaps before your
own, IL the disease Of party politics
I warn Americans against II. Democ.
racy was really a plan supposed Il
provide for rule by the best man in
the country. II was hoped that |,
would set aside the trusst sort Of ar
aristocracy.
but. here. At least. and some say
In your nation. II has shown tendencies
~ degeneratins into rule by adven-
turers, who will say anything. do any
thing. wear any label in order to ad
vertise themselves. Militant suTracisn
was largely engineered ny that elias:
Of men. not by ONE at all. anC
the same class was responsible foi
that lack OF preparation which gave
Germany her chance for the commits.
sion of the world crime now In prog.
ress.
1T Is ~undeniahly n monstrous thins
that civilization, advanced 20 is pres
ent stage. should md Il necessary I,
Kill young men by the millions 70,
nothing at all. II Is monstrous tina
such slaughter should he possible.
lost my oWn son IN the early days OF
the war.
We must. YOU must. Germany aus
advance beyond the stag at which
such horrors can occur. or as an al
Tentative we must fall into the dogen,
Grafton which the Romans found.
Put I am not entirely a pcssimist
! helieVc. for instance that the outdoo,
life which tn" fighting men are fndina
in the trenches will give at least Brit,
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-09-02
Even Indians Have
The Best Of Editors

An old western saying is that "a
dead Indian is good Indian" but
an Oklahoma editor tells of one who
came into his office that didn't hold
a very high opinion of the craft and
didn't want to take any chances
when he was called to the happy
hunting grounds. The Indian came
in to subscribe and the paper relates
the incident as follows:
The editor took the money; the In
dian wanted receipt. The editor
tried to talk him out of it, but the
Indian insisted on getting a receipt.
After making it out the editor wanted
to know why he was so persistent
about wanting receipt. The Indian
said: Me die some day. Go to
big gate and st. Peter ask if | been
good Indian. | say yes. He say
did you pay editor for paper? lsay,
yes. He say. where is receipt? l
no have it. have to run all over hell
to find you and get receipt. "-Ex.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-09-02
CALHOUN NOW WORTH IS
Former President of q. r. R.,
Sued for Office Rent, Says He
Is Supported by His Wife

Patrick Calhoun, once president of
the United Railroads of San Francis
co, and grandson of the famous
statesman, John c. Calhoun. testified
in a receivership proceeding at New
York last Saturday that S. is the
only tangible asset remaining from
n fortune of Sl4, ,000,0 900, possessed
by him five years ago. The admis-
sion was made in connection with the
filing of an application in the New
York Supreme Court for the appoint
ment of receiver for Calhoun by
Mrs. Emily j. de Forest and others,
who presented bills against him for
office rent.
II lost my fortune through losses
in the fire of 1906 and by the re-
peated strikes on the trolley lines in
San Francisco" explained Calhoun.
He was asked how he now gains a
livelihood.
my wife has an estate in her own
name," he said, and she is support
ing me-"
Il once had insurance on my life
to the extent of $500, 900. This has
been forfeited. with the exception of
Sl50,0O0 which is pledged.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-09-02
STARTS WORK ON HIGHWAY
Making Experiments With Shale, Sand
and Clay Mixture to Provide Road
Surface

Fallon Standard: While all kinds
of road commissions have met. dis
cussed and argued the question of
good roads in Nevada and how best
to obtain them, it has remained for
the progressive spirit of the Savage
Tire Company of California to begin
practical work in the endeavor to
solve the problem of permanent
roadbed on portion of the Lincoln
Higwhay.
This enterprising company has chos-
en- to start the work on what is gen.
orally considered the worst stretch
of the road between San Francisco
and Salt Lake, namely. the eight and
four-mile flats southeast of Fallon in
this county. between Salt Wells and
Sand Springs.
The work now under way is in the
nature of an experiment and is in
charge of a capable engineer of long
experience on the desert and who is
familiar with the characteristics of
the various materials that go to make
up the road making materials of this
section in particular. By series of
experiments he has evolved mix
ture of the basaltic shale, present in
large quantities on the point of land
that separates the two flats. together
with sand and the clayey silt of the
flats. The combination of materials
when properly mixed forms natural
cement of great water and wear re-
sisting qualities.
1t is proposed to build section of
several hundred yards on the south
side of the point toward Sand Springs
using this mixture of ready to hand
materials. The engineer in charge
believes he will be able to demon
strate the practicability and feasibi-
lity of these materials under the test
of all kinds of heavy traffic and thus
solve the problem of a permanent
road across the famous flats.
1t is slso the intention to dig
well on the point containing the road
material. which will be known as the
Savage Tire" we'll and be a great
convenience to travellers. This work
will probably take up the better part
of the next two months.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-09-02
PACIFIC COAST REVENUE CHANGES
Over Hundred Positions Open in Nevada
and California-Branch Office In Reno

-
San Francisco. Aug. %. .-Reorgani-
zation of the United States internal
revenue department here, which in
wolves the establishment of several
new offices in Nevada and California
and the creation of over one hundred
new positions, was announced to-day
by collector of the port. j. j. Scott.
The reorganization is made necessary
by the new revenue bill. the admin
|stration of which will impose heavier
burdens than can be handled under
the old system.
Five offices are to be established in
Nevada. A branch Office will be cre-
ated in Reno with field offices in
Tonopah, Carson, Winnemucca and
Ely.
William A. Kelley. now Nevada
field officer, will be placed in charge
of the Reno Office and will have
charge of internal revenue matters
for the whole State.
Collections made in Nevada and in
California, east of the Sierras, will
be deposited in Reno banks, accord
ing to Scott.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-09-02

Despite the difficulties placed in
the way of American oversee trade
by warning powers, merchant ship
ping cleared from United States ports
during the fiscal year ending June
so, 1916, amounted to 25 500, 900 tons.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-09-02

Drsying and all kinds Of hauling done at
reasonable rates. Wood, Coal and Hay for
sale in large small quantities at reduced
prices delivered in any part Of Eureka.
r. A. LAIRD.
Leave Orders at Otto Mau's-Main street,
and Local Railway Depot, Eureka.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-09-02
MINING TAX.

Notice Il hereby given that the taxes on the
proceeds of the mines of Eureka County for
the quarter ending June 80, 1916, are
now due and payable to me at my office In Eu
reka and the law In regard to the same will be
strictly enforced. H. G. MoTERNEY,
Assessor Of Eureka County, Nsvada.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-09-02
Dunphy E.t.t. Prot. st. Take.

The Tax Commission at Carson has
heard protests by Perry Evans as at
torney, and Capt X. R. Mayer as
part owner of the Dunphy estate.
against the taxes on Isl 900 acres of
land in Elko, Lander and Eureka
Counties. The protest was taken
under advertisement.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-08-18
Extra Precautions
at WinCheSter's S
UNION MACHINISTS WALK OUT
OF NEW HAVEN PLANT
HAS BEEN NO DISORDER
Fifty-one Manufacturers Advertised
in Newspapers That They Will Not
Grant Eight Hour Day Under
Present Conditions

New Haven, Aug. 17.-There was no
change tonight in the strike situation
at the Winchester Repeating Arms
Company, where union Inachinists
fort to secure an eight hour day and
other concessions. Union officials
claim that $500 men have quit work.
but this is disputed by company Of
hcia1s who say an actual count shows
less than 100 have struck.
Extra Precautions at Winchester's
Extra precautions were taken to-
night to protect the great plant of
the company, which employees $4,000
persons. A big squad Of city police
men patrolled the grounds and addi-
tonal company guards were on duty
There has been no disorder.
Manufacturers Are Firm.
Coincident with the strike 1ifty-one
local manufacturers today announced
in full page advertisements in the city
papers that under the present coudi-
tions, we will not make any general
change in our rules of working hours
nor grant any demands that are be-
ing promoted by labor agitators." The
Winchester Company was one Of the
firms signing the statement. One
firm declares further:
We will give full and impartial
hearing to any employee who may
have a grievance; we will treat him
or her Justly and fairly and do as well
for any proper complainant as condi-
tions that pertain to our industry per
nit
Held Mass Meeting On the Green.
The strikers had a mass meeting
on the Green tonight and several hun
dred persons listened to orators who
recited the grievances of the strikers.
It was announced that Mrs. Schully,
who was active in organization work
at Bridgeport, during the recent labor
troubles there. would come here soon
and try to organize the women work
ers at Winchester's. The crowd was
orderly. After the meeting adjourn
ed the executive committee of the
machinists had a lengthy secret ses-
sion at headquarters. It was an
nounced tonight that the labor trcu-
bles may spread to the plant Of the
Geometrtc tool company here. The
}1nachinists reS sntly presented demands
, Tor the els .lset1Ou ur- Gay Juu = said
| the shop committee was discharged.
| Unless the company reinstates the dis
charged men, the machinists assert
| they will go on strike tomorrow morn
ing at 9 o'clock. Several hundred men
are employed.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-08-18
BRITAIN TIGHTENS GRIP
ON EXPORTS TO SWEDEN
All Commodities 30 be Prohibited Ez-
cept When Trade Commission Per-
NIT is Granted.

London, Aug. IA proclamation is
about to be issued prohibiting the ex-
pOrtatiOn to Sweden of all cOmmOdi-
ties except on presentation to the GUS
toms officials of q Swedish trade com
mission guarantee
1t is explained in this connection
that the Swedish war trade law of 1915
makes it illegal for a Swedish import
er to furnish an exporter in the Unit
ed Kingdom with information as to
the disposal of goods. The exporter.
therefore, is often obliged to admit he
is unable to furnish evidence that he
has taken reasonable precautions to
ensure that the goods exported by
him have in fact, reached the desti-
nation specified when the goods were
shipped and through no fault of his
own, but owing to the operations Of
the Swedish law. he becomes exposed
to heavy penalties.
1t has become necessary therefore,
to make all exports to Sweden with q
few minor exceptions, dependent upon
the production OF a. guarantee signed
by the importer and sanctioned and
registered by the proper department
of the Swedish government, to the eff
feet that both the goods and their pro-
ducts will not be re-eXported.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-08-18

For the first time IN weeks no
change of Importance was reported in
any theatre of the way Thursday. The
most violent took place on the west
ern end of the British salient on the
Somme. Six times the Germans -ad-
vanced in force in a desperate effort
to gain back their lines northwest of
PoZieres. London reports that all Of
these assaults were repulsed with
heavy losses and that the British in
turn captured about 100 yards of
trenches northwest of Bazentin.
An interesting situation on the
western front Is that the Germans,
contrary to- their usual practice, have
so far made no attempt to deliver a
counter. attack in the region where
the French and British claim to have
captured nearly three miles Of
trenches on Wednesday. The French
are busily consolidating their gains
report no action of Importance on any
section of their front, including the
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-08-18
NEW HAVEN ROAD PETITIONS
AN EXTENSION OF TIME
For Sale of It's Holdings in the Boston
and Maine Road.

New York, Aug. 1.-THE New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Company filed In the United States
district court here today notice Of ap-
plication for an order to extend the
time in which the trustees Of the Bos-
ton and Main railroad, under the fed
eraI decree of October II. 1914, are to
sell the ryew tTTaver's holdings in the
Boston aad Maine and its leased lines.
Under the federal decree the sale was
fixed for January I. next. The appli-
cation will be made on August "a.
The trustees Of the road it is de-
clared in the petition, have found it
impossible to sell the shares or any
portion Of them upon terms in their
Judgment should be accepted with
in time specified It is pointed out
that the decree was entered at time
when owing to the European war, all
stock exchanges were closed, the fl
nancial situation of the world was dis
turbed to an unprecedented extent and
the business Of the railroads was very
much reduced. It was Impossible to
forecast the future with any conf
dence, there was no market for rail-
road securities and consequently no
reasonable opportunity for selling the
shares, nor has there been any such
opportunity since, according to the
trustees. The petition declares that
such forced sale would create q large
corporate deficiency in the New Fa-
ven's balance and thus the New Ha-
ven could not issue dividends.