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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-04-20

the fish with a pair of pinchers, is
good method.
Utah Lake has gained an unsavory
reputation for sudden squalls which
In one or two instances, have result
ed in tragedy; however, if reason.
able caution be observed by the occu.
pants of small boats, the danger is
no greater than on any other com.
paratively large body Of water. R.
B.. Gray, in The Arrowhead.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-04-20

energy of the bass in proportion tt
his superior size, no angler in a small
boat would be able to land him alive
with a twelve ounce rod.
In winter, unless the water be deer
enough for them to sink beyond the
reach of surface cold, they descend
to the bottom, their blood flows slug
gishly. their vitality is diminished
and they enter into state Of hiber'
nation during which they feel no
need of food. On the Great Lakes,
where the water Is deep, they are
sometimes caught through the ice,
with hook and line.
In Utah Lake the bass frequent the
shallow waters near the rushes,
where they may usually be enticed by
minnow or spoon. remember one
handsome four FOUNDER that I secur-
ed with a flask Of whiskey I had
been fishing all day, with rather poor
luck, although native fisherman,
whose boat lay not far from my own
had made q number of fine catches.
In hope of observing his method, |
drew near just as he landed the above
mentioned beauty, after an exciting
tussle. He held the bass tauntingly
for my admiration; then happy
thought struck me. remembered
that was in a dry section and I
held up my whiskey flask We went
our several ways with a change of
cargoes.
The bass is an excellent food fish,
having an individual, appetizing flaw
or to its firm hakey meat; in the
markets, 1t is not seen so often as
the trout, which enjoys greater pop
ularity.
Intermediate between the scientific
angler, who knows exactly what to
do in every piscatorial emergency,
and the city dweller who believes
that the scaley tribes build their
nests in trees and hatch their eggs
by concentrating the suns, rays thru
a fin, is the humble individual who
enjoys an occasional angling cxpedi.
ton, where anything that inhabits
the water is welcome on his hook.
There are many of this class, glad
to find a pretext for spending a day
in the open. On any holiday in sum-
mer they NAV be seen in force, tramp
ing along the banks OF the Jordan
River from the narrows to the lake,
or rowing from spot to spot on the
waters Of the latter; favorite To-
cality is where the Fairfield branch
of the Salt Lake Route crosses the
Jordan. Perhaps the sophisticated
angler sees them as the train or his
machine, speeds through the fertile
valley and he wonders what sport can
be found in taking a catfish, for that
scaleless and facetious fish Is usual
ly the object Of their ambitions. But
the catfish possesses these merits in
the eyes OF the amateur angler; he
is greedy feeder; it requires no
skill to hook him; and his meat,
though lacking the flavor of bass or
trout, is good food.
There are millions of catfish in
Utah Lake and the Jordan River, not.
withstanding the fact that they were
introduced into these waters as late
as 1896, by Fish Commissioner Mus.
ser. They belong to thee family Sill.
uridae, and are the hardest OF our
fresh water fishes. They spawn in
the spring, leading their young in
large schools, and caring for them
apparently as hen for her chickens.
The blue" cat of Utah Lake is an in
feeder. often eating the
eggs and fry of other fishes. His
larger brother. the yellow. or channel
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
BURKE'S Big PETITION
Popular Democratic Candidate for
Delegate at Large Is Strong
ly Backed.

The petition Of Robert T.. Burke.
candidate for Delegate at Large to the
Democratic National Convention. to
be held at st. Louis on June 14th. 1916,
was filed at Springfield on Friday last
by Mr.. Burke personally. II contained
the names of 1880 signers or $50 more
than required by the Law. Among the
names attached to the petition were
those OF 50 Of the most prominent
men engaged In business In South
Water street. Is of the most active,
energetic young members OF the Board
Of Trade were also among the sign.
ers; 600 well known German residents
Of the North Side also signed.
Among those who signed the peti.
ton were: Chas. II. Kellerman. Har.
~ Il. Gibbons. Joseph Grein. Edward
j. Kelly, Daniel J. Coyne. Aid. JOIN
Haderlein. Frank Roeder. Gustav See.
dorf. George Mayer. Thomas p. Keane,
James Whalen. John Denney. Thomas
O'Hearn, A. J. Caveney. John J. Leon.
ard. Daniel J. Mcmahon. James v.
Cunningham. VIM. H. Dram. Stanley
II. Kunz. Joseph Gill. Col. Daniel Mo.
riarty, County Commissioner Daniel
Ryan. John p. Dougherty, John A. Ha.
ney, Edward J. Novak. Chas. A. Muir.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
PROHIBITION BLAMED
Chicago Commission Investigat-
ing Liquor Traffic Is Told of
What Happened to Elgin.

According 10 the Chicago Tribune.
less than two years ago the happy,
prosperous. law.abiding city Of Elgin
went dry The Chicago commission
on the liquor traffic was told that old
residents barely recognize the place.
It now has a perpetual crouch; |. Is
hard up. and crime and misbeha vior
are on the upgrade, II Is said.
Philip Freiler was the witness who
described tho alleged changes that
have taken place. He once owned an
Elgin saloon ne valued ut more than
$4,000. and now he Is Interested IN a
distillery at Louisville, Ky.
Among the more startling Of his
statements to which the councils CON-.
mission listened were these:
Savings accounts in the banks Of
Elgin have decreased $4,000.
The theater attendance Is poor.
The police have all thoy can do to
handle the blind pigs.
Burglary, esmbling and social Owl
complaints are multiplying.
Six months before the saloons were
closed the city had 32.164.22 cash on
hand. Despite retrenchments which
the city was obliged to make on every
hand, 1t has been obliged to issue ;3i..
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04

row Of dirt weigh in Jackson Park
than on the moon?
What amount Of street sweepings
can be put into curb box three feet
long. two feet wide and Hfteen
inches deep?
What IL the superficial area Of
Madison street from State street to
the river?
How long would It take a gang
OF 200 men to shovel q ten.inch snow.
fall of II? How much could the time
be increased?
III a hod Of brick be dropped from
the top Of q building 200 feet high
with what velocity will It strike q
street sweeper In the alley?"
But the Jobs that have been created
for intellectual giants are the ones
that take the cake.
You can search all OF the diction.
aries and encyclopedias In vain for
words and titles that can beat for ut.
ter obsoleteness some OF the produc.
tions Of the Chicago Civil Service
Commission.
The Official Bulletin OF the Chicago
Civil Service Commission for April 8,
1915, contained the following under
the head OF Examinations ordered"
Read It carefully and you will learn
the duties OF an industrial Psycholo-
gist", for which you will have to pay
out $1,000 every year out OF your hard
earned money:
industrial Psychologist. Glass II,
Grade Nv, $l.740.2.100. April 7.
Subjects Of Examination: Special
subject 4. educational (penmanship I.
arithmetic - 2, experience 8. report
/.
Duties: Makes thorough mental
examination and partial physical ex.
animation OF individuals. using mod.
ern experimental material; makes in.
spection OF the subjects capacity "a
to memory. imagination. retention.
association and their psychological at.
tributes: organizes intensive system
OF experimental research to deter.
mine value OF these tests; make
analyses OF mental and physical units
and processes involved In manufac.
ture Of certain articles In the instita.
ton; aids In placing inmates In Iuost
suitable industries; cooperates With
outside industries for placing OF OK.
inmates. and checks up on work they
do after leaving the institution; 40.
sists superintendent In formation and
abolition OF industries"
II this doesn't take the cake. our
ignorance 10 more profound than we
/; t"0us" - was ~, %. -, ,.'..,.t,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
CIVIL SERVICE BUNK
How Many Examinations in Chicago
Are Framed Up for Favorites to
Shut Out Ordinary Citizens?

lhe People Of Chicago demand q
thorough investigation Of the Civil
Service Commissions department Of
the city government.
They demand an investigation that
will 90 back for years and unearth
the treacher0us and illegal treatment
accorded to honest citizens for the
benefit Of chosen few.
They demand an investigation into
all Of the examinations that have
been held In order that the public
may be informed as to how many. II
any. Of them were on the square.
They demand an investigation OF
the numerous examinations held for
the benefit OF particular persons,
where questions were asked which
could only be answered by the persons
whose appointment In the civil serv.
Ice was evidently arranged for In ad.
vance.
The people are paying 100000 q
year for the administration of the
civil service law In the city govern.
ment.
They are paying 100000 a year for
roosting place for men to make
out psychological" examination pa
pers.
In a recent examination for stenog.
raphers the easiest word handed out
for them to typewrite quickly was
"eleemosynary."
Is any one foolish enough to sup.
pose that this examination was on the
square and that these hard words
were not asked to keep out people
who were not Of the favored class?
New departments. entirely unnec.
essary. have been created in the civil
service for pet faddists and high.
browed loafers.
The taxpayers who pay the freight
would not be permitted to pass an ex.
animation for dog catcher.
Poor men. devoid Of education, and
with starving families. who are look.
Ing for work with pick and shovel
as day laborers. have to 60 through
civil service examination that would
shock the Sultan Of Turkey. A daily
newspaper printed the following
about the absurd questions asked OF
these poor laboring men by these
high.browed reformers who control
the aristocracy Of Office holders In
Chicago: rs.
"Ten thousand men who want Jobs
In the streets. sewers and small parks
are being put through an examination
by the labor bureau Of the Civil serv.
Ice Commission. Here are some ques.
lions that apply: ~ ,
glow much more does Q whsslbar.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
where SCHMIDT STANDS
Republican Candidate in Twenty.
fifth Ward Gives Out His
Platform.

George X. Schmidt. backed by the
Brundage forces for committeeman
from the Twenty.ffth ward In the
three.cornered fight with Isaac Bry.
an, Deneen candidate. and DR.. Leigh.
Thompson candidate, issues the fol.
lowing statemeh.: 4 am not now al.
lied with any political boss. leader, or
faction outside the Twenty.afth ward
am unalterably committed to home
rule in political matters for the Tween.
ty-fifth ward"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
McCILLEN WILL WIN
Certain to Be Elected Delegate
to the National Convention
in Ninth District.

John McGillen, born and raised In
Chicago; successful business man;
clear headed and honest public Off.
cial and popular and far sighted Dem.
ocratic leader, will be sent to the Ma.
tional Convention by the Democratic
votes of the Ninth district.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
0'CONNEl / and ROYNE
Delegates to Democratic National
Convention from the Second
Congressional District.

william J.. O'Connell and Maclay
H0yne will be elected Democratic Ma.
tional delegates In the Second Dis.
trict beyond any question. O'Connell
Is known far and wide as man who
never went back on friend. Hoyne
has a National reputation as q fear
less public official. They are elected
now,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04

Harrison Said to Have Resigned
from Club and Followers Re-
fuse to Pay Dues.

Former Mayor Harrison, according
to curren, reports, paid up his dues In
full and resigned from the 1roquols
Club after Sweitzer defeated him at
the Democratic primary last spring.
Faithful followers Of Harrison who
belonged to the club are reported to
have lost all interest in the payment
of their dues since thet event. and
the club is alleged to be after them
with a tomahawk and a collector.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
MACHINE WON'T COUNT
Names of Candidates for Dele.
gates Must Alternate in Each
Senatorial District.

II was a surprise to some to learn
that the delegate.at.large slate Of both
the Sullivan and Harrison SABBATH
forces will not be kept intact after It
Is filed with the secretary Of state.
Under the law the names will rotate
and will be scattered about In dif.
fercnt positions In each senatorial
district. This minimizes the advan.
tage OF a slate, II is commended.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
HEBEL NOT POPULAR
Friends of the Late Mayor Busse,
Friends Of Deneen and Friends
of Thompson Are All
Fighting Him.

II looks as though Oscar Hebel
would be badly beaten as a candidate
for Republican committeeman of the
Twenty.hrst ward. Among men who
are fighting him are mentioned friends
Of the late Mayor Busse; friends
of Governor Deneen, and friends of
Mayor Thompson.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
PIKE IS POPULAR
He Will Be the Next Republican
Committeeman in the Twenty
First.

Eugene r. Fike is popular with all
classes of citizens, and with voters Of
every nationality. His troad and lin.
eral Views make friends for hi,n
everywhere, and he is going to he
the next Republican committeeman
for the Twenty.flrst ward.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04

ply, Chas. s. Thornton, James A.
known Democrats. Many of those
prominently identified in the labor
movement including Simon ODonnell.
Joseph Morton. Stephen G. Sumner.
George p. Grove. Martin McGraw. NJ.
G. Buckley, John Cleary. Robert Nc
Cauley and many other officers and
members connected with labor organi.
cations were also signers.
As soon as the Aldermanic Prima.
ries which occur February Goth are
over. the committee on organization.
Of which Daniel J. O'Connor is chair.
man, and james v. Cunningham IL
secretary. will be called together for
the purpose Of prosecuting a vigorous
campaign in the interest Of Mr.. Burke.
Colonel N. NJ. Kaufman. Of the Con.
gress Hotel. Is one Of the most popu.
lar hotel keepers in the United States.
His success attests the fact.
Michael Umbdenstock, former coun.
~ commissioner and veteran soldier.
10 one Of the live wires Of Chicago
life.
President Thomas A. Smyth. OF the
Sanitary District. has increased the
efficiency Of the service one hundred
per cent since he took once.
More diseased are produced by 10.
Ing brown and perfumed soaps than
by anything else. Why run such ter.
rible risks when you know ooeeiNS'
ELECTRIC SOAP IL pure and perfect
Dobbins' prevents hands from chap.
ping.-Adv.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
WENCLER IS POPULAR
Well Known Cigar Merchant to
Go as Delegate to Republic
can National Convention.

Matthias Wengler. the well known
cigar manufacturer. will probably be
elected delegate to the Republican Ma.
tional Convention from the Sixth Dis.
trict. His petition is In and he is
popular
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
BARTZEN IN THE 10Th
The Veteran Is Out for Commit
teeman, on the Sullivan
Ticket.

The Sullivan people have selected
Peter Bartzen as their Candidate for
Committeeman in the 26th Ward. He
Is making O lively campaign.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
WRlCLEy WILL WIN
The Popular Manufacturer Will
Be Sent to the National Re-
publican Convention in
Ninth District.

William Wrigley, Jr., the we'll known
manufacturer, is a candidate for dele.
gate to the National Republican Con.
vention from the Ninth Congressional
district. He should be elected. He
is a large employer Of labor and q
man Of affairs whose interests are In
close touch with the interests Of
majority Of the people.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04
HOFFMAN FOR COVER.
NOR
Big Movement on Foot to Unite
Republicans Behind Popular
Coroner and Vote.Getter.

There IL q big movement on foot
among Republicans Of all factions to
nominate Coroner Peter M. Hoffman
for Governor.
He has proven himself to be the
best vote.getter in the party, having
carried Cook County when all other
Republican candidates were badly
defeated.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04

President Thomas A. Smyth, Of the
Sanitary District. has increased the
efficiency Of the service one hundred
per cent since he took once.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04

Michael Umbdenstock. former coun.
~ commissioner and veteran soldier.
10 one Of the live wires Of Chicago
life.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-04

Colonel N. NJ. Kaufman, Of the Con.
gress Hotel, Is one OF the most popu.
lar hotel keepers in the United States.
His success attests the fact.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-02
BENEFITS OF DRAINAGE

Removing excess water in drainage
enables crops to root more deeply,
producing a larger soil layer in which
to store usable or capillary soil mois.
mre 1t causes the soil to become
more mellow and pliable. 1t en-
courages aeration by emptying the
large porous spaces which are filled
with water, making room for soil aera-
tion. BY drying soil out early in the
spring, it makes the soil warmer. Ii
firms the soil and lengthens the grow.
ing season so that the whole field can
he worked early. The air provided by
drainage assists decay, nitrification
and liberation of plant food. 1t pre-
vents erosion by making the soil more
ob,orptive. 1t prevents the eating or
freezing out of clover or grain ON wet
lands or the rise of alkali on irrigated
lands. Drainage improves sanitary
conditions, aids transportation and
highway Improvement and helps de-
velop the country in general. 1t in.
ereases crop yields and land values
and is one of the most permanent inn
provements that can be put on land,
From Drainage Of White Lands and
Other Wet Lands in Oregon, issued
by the o. A. G. Experiment Station.
Free copies on request.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-02

these lines is open to reason and con-
viction, | want you to crack this one.
Mr.. Hughes asks where are the low
cred living prices promised. They are
not with us, and there is the cause, a
reason Mr.. Hughes well knows, but
which it seems he was not big enough
to acknowledge:
The European war has applied tar
iff to this country so high that it is a
Chinese wall around America. 1t has
practically enforced prohibitive tar
iff.
You know this is so, if you know any
thing about war conditions. You know
everything is going out and nothing is
coming in.
And then when he tells you he favors
a tariff to protect this country, almost
in the same breath with asking why the
cost of living has not been reduced
well, with all respect to Mr.. Hughes,
he is resorting to plain political bunk,
and it is beneath a man of his size. To-
day the war has put a tariff on this
country that throws us on our own re-
sources, and shows us we are not self
supplying, and yet in the face of this
known condition, Mr.. Hughes, like a
country transformer, declares for pro-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-02
SMALL ARGUMENTS
FOR A BIG MAN
Benton County Courier,)

C. E. Hughes is big man, one of the
biggest and ablest in the country, but
because he is such the people do not
have to believe without question all his
statements.
In his fault-finding tour of the west
he has put himself in some rather small
positions, considering his bigness.
For instance, he said to his hearers,
"The democrats promised you lower
cost of living, and where is it?'
Anyone can ask questions, but every
one cannot answer them.
Why didn't Mr.. Hughes answer his
own question and point out to the peo-
Pile why they are not getting lower liv-
ing prices9 Why didn't he show up
where the Wilson administration has
gone wrong and why prices soara
And almost before the P-mark had
settled down ON this inquiry he made
the statement that this country should
have adequate protection against for,
eign countries for it's industries and
workmen.
Presuming that any man who reads
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-02

He thought of 1t for half a moment,
then his attention was more pleas
antly distracted. Mile. Henriette. the
landlords daughter. came bringing
In the soup. The two exchanged
smile. Pauly, ever since his arrival
at Foissy. had felt strong attrac-
tion for her He found her far more
congenial than the other country
girls, inasmuch as she did not speak
their rude patois; for, since her
mothers death, she had not only pur-
sued a course of study with the Sis
ters. bu. herself had acted as teach
er for the younger children. She was
pretty girl-pretty, at least, for
this country of plain women-Wlth
gentle gray eyes, a broad white fore
head sunburned cheeks, and pale
yellow hair. arranged in becoming
twist. She put down the tureen and
leaned over the table on her closed
hands.
While fastening the napkin around
his neck and helping himself to the
soup, Pauly inquired: rs every
thing going we'll today. Mile. Henri
etteT'
quite well, M. Justin. And with
you; "ou,as a's'yr ws,,.. d
They looked into each others eyes.
and their glances plainly showed
their pleasure, their mutual interest,
and also their reluctance to say, per-
haps, too much as yet In words.
The beggar In his corner looked up
and spat upon the floor. With q
questioning glance. Pauly called her
attention to him. Henriette bent
down her head, and still leaning on
her hands. said in a low voice that
answered his unspoken question:
81 haven't the slightest idea. It9
a whole hour. now, that he's been
sitting there beside his glass without
drinking a drop. When he came In
he looked at me In such strange
way that he fairly frightened me
I'm awfully glad that you came. for
papa's away. Catherine and l were
really quite uneasy. But that's no
reason why you should leave your
soup untouched. Come!
She turned away. after a rapid
glance In the direction of the beggar.
The teacher asked: Surely you
aren't going to leave me all alone,
are you, Just because you're afraid
of this beggar?"
mo, of course not. I'll sit down
here beside you"
They commenced chatting just az
they did every day--he swallowing
spoonfuls of soup. she by his side
near the end of the table. The in
significant chit-chat of the village
formed the staple of this daily talk
Of theirs, which both OF them alike
looked forward to each morning with
certain eager expectation. Henri
ette took lively inerest in Pauly's
pupils, and ne gravely narrated to
her all their tricks. as we'll as the
tasks and the punlshments that he
had imposed upon them.
Jean Rousseau has really good
deal of talent. He wrote a dictatlon
for me today without making sim
gle mistake; and would you believe
1t, Mile Henriette, he came to me
this morning to ask me how to pune
tuatel IT'S pity really a pity, that
he's so harum-scarum."
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-02
PEAR AND CHERRY SLUG

The foliage of pear and cherry trees
should be examined carefully at this
time for the presence of the pear and
cherry slug This pest occurs as a
dark brown, Shiny slug about one
fourth Of an inch in length 1t may
work ON either the upper or lower sur
face OF the leaves, simply skeletoniz.
ing them, and where present in abun.
dance does sufficient INJURY seriously
to devitalize or kill the trees, The
most simple treatment for this pest
is finely divided dust of almost any
sort, road dust, lime, sulfur. etc. In
some recent tests here the sulfur and
powdered arsenate of lead were used
at the rate of S5 parts of sulfur to
Is parts of powdered aresnate of lead
with most satisfactory results, l0C
per cent % the slugs being dead inside
three hours. Sprays consisting OF
white hcllehore, pound to 20 gallons
ot water. or lead aresnate paste,
poupnd to 20 gallons Of water, are very
effective in controlling this pest.