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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16

been to drive privilege out of politics
and make it possible for the people to
get in. He really believes in govern
ment by the people and for the people.
He wants to give democracy chance.
And when he came to the United States
Senate eleven years ago he started the
same fight there. He ignored Senate
rial custom and made speech. The
Senate emptied itself as rebuke. La
Toilette was not accustomed to being
ignored and he met the challenge in
characteristic spirit. He said to the re-
firing Senators that they might leave
the Senate from choice that day, but
the time would come when the seats
they occupied would be permanently
emptied of their present occupants b.
the people back home. And he has aid
ed materially in the thinnlng-out
process. Eleven years ago he voted
alone. To-day from twenty to thirty
Senators may be classed as Progress
sives and many people expect the United
States Senate to become the most radi-
cal branch Of Congress.
La Toilette was the first man in pub
lie life to take his cause directly to the
people. Defeated by the Legislature of
Wisconsin on measures contained in the
party platform, he took the question
back into the Assemblymen's district
and the people did the rest. He held
miniature referendum. He built fire
behind the legislator who failed to keep
his pledges. That is the way he got all
his big legislation through. When
elected to the Senate he spoke to empty
benches. but he spoke to full houses all
over the country, and he instituted the
"Roll Call" and wherever he went he
read the votes on important measures of
the Senators from the state in which he
was speaking. That did not increase
his popularity in Washington, but he
repJied that he was merely making the
public business public, and no one
should complain about that.
EMPTY BENCHES IN THE SENATE
VERSUS FULL HOUSES
ELSEWHERE.
La Toilette is the antithesis Of the
popular conception of United States
Senator. First, he is not rich. lie
keeps himself poor by the promotion OF
the causes in which he is interested.
He is always in debt. His correspond
cnce is colossal. He used up large
part of his income in the distribution
of his speeches, for which there Is
nationwide demand He has supported
ia Follette's Weekly" for years by
lecturing, for this is another means
of making public the public business.
For the things La Toilette believes in ne
believes in with his whole heart, and his
purse as well, and he gives so unre-
servedly of his strength that. a number
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16
THE WEST LIKES LA TOILETTE
BECAUSE HE SPEAKS
ITS LANGUAGE

The East has never liked La Toilette.
It has never understood him. Possibly
that is because the East does not un-
derstand the West. But it is a safe as
sumption that the West never follows
a man for long unless it understands
him. He must speak their language;
he must think their thoughts; he must
have lived their daily lives and under
stand their problems. And when man
meets these conditions the West fol-
lows him with an intimate, personal az
lection that does not exist between the
people and their representatives in the
East.
There have been few men in public
life in the last generation who have a
more devoted hold on the affections Of
the people than La Toilette And there
is no man in public life who holds to his
convictions more unflinchingly, or who
is willing to risk more for the opinions
he must think their thoughts; he must
twenty years has occupied, and still oc-
cupies, the position Of leader in the
Badger State.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16
IA TOILETTE OF WISCONSIN

any, him believed that he could be
aed for the Presidency voted for him with the kno"iedg
. s were throwing In effect they said by their
s Won believe in Things
w stand f the baed for and desire 10 give 20"
m oue, of attorney Wisconsin idea to the moor OF me
save the party from NE
..s bo are seekino to control ii did in 1922"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16

ahead of his generation. But his gen.
Grafton catches up with him. Had he
been twenty-five years ahead he would
not have been elected to office. He be-
leves in protective tariff, but not
tariff arranged by the conspiracy of the
iron, steel, sugar, woollen and cotton in
terests, or log rolling of special local
interests in Congress. He believes in
protective tariff that is scientifically adj
iusted to the difference in labor cost be-
tween the United States and foreign
countries, and he would have this diff
ference ascertained by tariff commits
sion composed Of experts.
He believes in the private ownership
of the railways. At least he has never
advocated government ownership. But
he believes that the cost Of transporta-
ton to the consumer should be ascer
tanned by the same scientific methods as
those applied to the tariff, i. e., by
valuation of railroad property and the
ascertainment of operating costs, and
then the fixing of rates and charges at
a point that will pay operating costs and
allow a reasonable return on the actual
capital invested. And he, more than
anybody else, is responsible for the bill
providing for the scientific valuation of
railways, as we'll as for the most eff
fective provisions in the interstate COM
merce law. La Toilette voted against
the Republican Payne-Aldrich tariff bill
and for the Democratic Underwood bill.
HIS LEGISLATIVE VICTORIES
HAVE ALL BEEN UP
HILL FIGHTS.
He has got more laws through Con-
gress in the interest Of labor than any
other member, and he has generally
got them through in the face of the
fact that he has been in a hopeless
minority and against the wishes Of hos
tile committees which had the bills I'M
der consideration. He was the author
of the seamens act, which he considers
one of his greatest achievements in
Congress, an achievement that was nee
essary to prevent the disappearance OF
American seamen from the seas.
A HARD THINKER ON PUBLIC
QUESTIONS, HIS VIEWS
ARE ALL HIS OWN.
La Toilette works hard. He broods
over public questions until ne sees
through them. have been at his house
evening after evening, where others
were expressing their views on some
urgent public question upon whlch an
immediate decision seemed to be neces-
sary. Other members of the Senate
were there. They were impatient at his
silence. He said little, but listened
much. Frequently the conference adj
iourned with no one the wiser as to his
opinions than when the conference be-
gan. .>...
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16
LA TOILETTE, THE "DEFEATED"
Blu FREDERIC c. HOWE


in
America" War?"a
Intimate Article Who
GIANT of the United States SenatS Sixteen Year Fight
to Drv Privilege Out of Politics Will This Year Be Renewed and In
emsied Floor of the Republican National Contention
the Door of Which Privilege Lvks...A Man Whom the East
Has Never Liked Because 1t Did Not Understand Him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16

of times he has broken down from over
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16

n the morning of April 8 the
news was displayed all over the
country that Robert Marion
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16
This Woman Is Queen Of Country That Doesn't Use Money

girl who is not married at 20 is con
sidered an old maid, and17is not only
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

are corded with rope made from the
bark of cocoanut trees and the mat
tresses are filled with a silky vege'
table down.
Our houses are matched, and the
roofs have to be renewed only once
in every seven years. The windows
are of wood which are closed by slid
ing along two grooves. However, our
climate is so mild the year round
that our doors and windows stand
open practically all the time. We
haven't any use for shoes, as we so
barelooted all the time. Our Won
en- know nothing about French heels;
likewise Corsets.
Cooking is done over open fires.
We secure fresh water from a com
munity well, and obtain our salt by
boiling down sea water We have
plenty Of sugar cane from which We
make brown sugar.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Mrs Mary Keen Of New York. Beloved of Musical Students
Who Is to Advance the Work Begun by Nordioa.

from my money gift l shall devote
my efforts toward making success
of the plan. | have already been as.
sured of the aid of men and women
of great wealth, and several houses
have been volunteered, with endow-
ments by philanthropists who at
present do not wish their gifts made
public.
q shall begin at once the construc.
ton of a summer or outdoor theatre
on this site. 1t is my plan to have
American orchestra leaders give con.
certs on the grounds this summer, as
the beginning of the campaign for
our national university of music.
1T is impossible to give the full
scope of the plan in detail at pres
ent, but can announce now that the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

heir services here than abroad, they
will probably be as anxious to come
as the artists whom they now in.
struct and send to our shores.
81 was fortunate enough to secure
the very site that Nine. Nordica Sc
lected for this enterprise, to which
have added 20 acres. In addition to
the ground there is at present the
Nordica cottage and well construct
ed clubhouse already completed, be,
sides bungalows ready for students
and teachers | shall cling as close.
ly as possible to the original plan,
for the location is admirably adapted
to the needs of the situation. The
40 acres lie high above the Hudson
and command a view Of over 40
miles Of country. The slope provides
a natural amphitheatre upon which
will be built the festival house,
where oratorios, symphonies and
operas may be given during the sum.
mer at popular prices with the great
est artists Of Europe in the casts
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

are two organs-one gift from
Queen Victoria in 1870. wish to
take back with me a sewing machine,
piano and an automobile These will
surely create some sensation.
Old Maids and Bachelors Unknown.
1--WE use no stimulants. Coffee and
tobacco grow on our island, but We
have no use for them. Neither do We
have any use for locks and keys.
They belong only to civilized coun'
tries. Every one on Pitcairn island
can be trusted.
According TO our laws the legal
age is II years. We have universal
suffrage and every one of legal age
votes. We have our councils to set,
tie disputes, which very, very sell
dom arise. We also have a church
and a schoolhouse.
Our young people marry early. A
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

mindful Of the needs of such a school
in America. The one drawback to
American education easily can be
obviated by the cultivation OF Ian
guages. | would insist that the stu
dent, while preparing or studying a
role, speak only the language of the
opera he is studying. In that way
the foreign language could be mas.
tered.
Nor will this school be devoted
wholly to opera In fact, all kinds of
musical instruction will be furnished
Mt this university, including cello,
piano, violin, etc.
at is my plan to select the in
structors from the best schols in Eu-
rope and America. German, Italian
and French methods of teaching will
be employed and the widest latitude
given to promote efficiency and pro,
duce results. 1t has been said by
many that foreign teachers would
not come here, but If they are as
Sured that they can secure more for
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16
John R, Mccoy, the Present
King of Pitcairn Island.

the legal age, but also the marrying
age Ny people are strictly monog-
amous. We have no divorce laws.
Never was marriage vow known to
have been violated on Pitcairn
island
my father performs all the mar.
riage ceremonies. There is no place
to 60 for honeymoon except the
other side of the island
q came to your wonderful country
to acquire knowledge Of things
that would benefit my people. We
never had doctor on the island.
My mother died in great agony from
a lack Of medical care. Now that I
have achieved my purpose am anx.
ious to return. It is a voyase Of COCO
miles to Pitcairn island, and the dill.
Guilty is to find a ship that will stop
there. After the Panama canal was
completed thought coGld go at
once. Then the slides came and |
have been continually delayed ever
since
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

ton Of his dream may lie in the
hands Of Queen Emily Mccoy Of Pit
cairn island, who rules over a tropi-
cal kingdom of the South Pacific,
where sin is unknown and the sim
pie life is led.
Queen Emily who has been in this
country for the past eight years
studying economies, nursing, medi.
cine, dentistry, music and the other
arts of modern civilization in order
to perfect herself as ruler Of her LIS
subjects, is about TO leave her TEN.
porary home at 2iG West street,
Bridgeport. Ct, and return unmar.
ried TO her royal domains The Queen
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

men and women who will help in
this great work are leaders in the
educational life of the country, and
the patrons who will endow the pro.
ject see in it great seat of musical
learning which will become as much
a part of our national life as the
universities OF Annapolis and West
Point.
"The grounds and buildings as
they now stand are valued at S135,
900. 1t will be at least three or four
years before the institution can be.
come self.supporting My greatest
enthusiasm lies in the fact that while
American teachers will cooperate
with those from Europe, this school
of musical learning will be distinctly
American"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

MS she has been brought into contact
with all phases of musical art on
both sides of the Atlantic. She mas
NEE, men sInsp orl l". ., "g' pgon G,,
wit sbc is an all around American
Is devoted to music and has the
heart Of child, Her eyes are like
farna V,olelS' n"t th'y are Q"'''
no T., nath "",nr',od ~ a." r' "I"
Mrs Keen smiled consciously when
1 asked her to tell me Of her plan to
found mn American university OF
music hGr VOICE BETRAYED real
", ,g"cy "''ei sue "i'SM''''''
No ,,,,' arc inu ,S "'' ana I''u'
IG"' aOll'Vy more 'u''S apPreciaten or
i"o'c nv, '''n 'e"", ueu ,"'" III our
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16
By AnnabeI Lee

A T last the hopes Of Nine. Lii
~ Ian Nordica for the establish.
ment of an American school
Of music are about to be realized,
Mrs. Mary T. Keen OF New York is
now at work on the plan that the
late prima donna began shortly be.
lore her death, and has secured the
very acreage at Harmon. n Y, which
Nordica purchased for this purpose
Mrs Keen will occupy for the sum.
mer the cottage in which Nordica
lived while working out her project.
She will add 90 acres to the original
Nordca plot uEon which the musical
institute will be built, thus making
the grounds include an area OF 40
ceres.
The enterprise upon which Mrs.
Keen has entered with so much en-
thusiasm has the endorsement Of
many of the leaders of music
throughout the United States, and OF
many foreign singers like Caruso
who believes that the opportunities
for musical education in America
never were brighter
Mrs Keen has lived much abroad
and n ic IN cayn American ctudpnts
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

IN a moment of day dreaming did
your mind ever take fight of
fancy that carried you into the
realm OF romance? Did you ever
feel that yor wanted to exchange
civilization for the primitive by go.
ing to the other end Of the world and
becoming the ruler Of an island para.
disc somewhere in the tropics Of the
Pacific?
If there is any man whose heart
beats are quickened by such thoughts
then let him know that the realjza.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

but not in the way it is with you.
Our young men and women are pure,
minded"
I'VE also make our bed sheets
from strips of tapa fiber, which are
pasted together with gum. They last
about one year. All OF our furniture,
Of course, is handmade. The beds
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16
Nordicas Picturesque Cottage the New
o

The festival house will be con
structed after the plan used at
Bayreuth 1t will be the central
structure of the group Of buildings
which will cover four acres Dormi-
tories and bungalows will provide
the students with quarters where
they can do their own cooking ifthey
desire. Thus they can live better
and at much less expense while
studying than they can abroad. The
grounds are to be laid out in the
form Of a large oval with buildings
for students. lecture rooms, and for
like accommodations.
Success Is Assured.
There Will be a board of man
ayers and directors to superintend
the financial end of the plan. l shall
also form an advisory board of di.
rectors, selecting one woman from
each state, thus making the under.
taking distinctly national in It's
scope. OF course | do not expect to
do everything myself, although aside
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

and speak the English language,
About our only books are those Of
our ancestors, who had only the Bible
and the Book of Common Prayer when
they landed.
I'VE have no money. We don't
need it. Articles are purchased by
barter. We live In peace and quiet
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

I'VE eat very little meat, as we
have an abundance of all kinds OF
fresh vegetables and tropical fruits
throughout the entire year. There
are many wild goats on the island.
We have few sheep, lots of chick
ems and plenty of fish.
Among our treasured possessions
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16

The faint Of money has not reached
lis, and hope it never will.
Our clothes are made from the
fiber OF the tapa tree, and we some
times dye them brown with the stain
of the candle.nut tree. We also use
the stains from other plants to pro,
duce a polka dot effect The tapa
fiber is white and is made thin and
piable by beating In texture it looks
like japanese paper.
Styles Never Change.
"Tapa cloth is fine in fair weather,
but rain seems to destroy its value
as clothing. When wet it is likely
to come apart"
Isn't that embarrassing if YOU
happen to be caught in the rain?"
the Queen was asked
at is embarrassing" she replied,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16
She Is Emily Mccoy and Has Been Studying in
America for the Benefit of Pitcairn Island

of Pitcairn island says that every,
thing is up to- the ruler. In view
of this statement Queen Emily was
asked if she dida't need a strong man
to share her royal burdens Aren't
you looking for prince Consort"
was the question put directly to her.
We'll, haven't made such an an.
nowncement yet she replied, for
that is to be" Then as an arch
smile lighted up her features which
give hint of her Polynesian ances-
try, Queen Emily continued If the
right prince consort should come
along might be very glad TO have
his advice. Hc.mus be teetotaller,
however, as alcohol is unknown
among my people and am not go
ing to tolerate its introduction"
Now, you men who think you can
measure up to Queen Emily's require.
ments, get busy and make known
your qualifications as future king Of
Pitcairn island
Who Queen Emily Is.
Queen Emily is the daughter of
John r. Mccoy the present ruler of
Pitcairn island. The coming of Pit,
cairns first Queen to this country
to spend years of her life in studying
for the benefit of her subjects is an
unusual feature Of the activities Of
royalty.
"Our island is the only one of its
kind in the world, says Queen Emf
IT, 1T was settled in 1889 by five sur
yiving mutineers Of the crew of the
British ship Bounty Today only
the descendants Of these five men,
whose names were Mccoy Adams,
Young. Quintal and Nobbs live on
Pitcairn island These five men mar.
red native Polynesian women, and
we are now in our fourth genera.
ton. There are just lis of us. All
Of the island, which is only seven
miles in circumference, is held by
these five families, each one of whom
owns one-ffth IN common.
we are Seven Day Adventists
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-07-28
.Yesr' he agreed bitterly. sPpaaivo.

~Yesr' he agreed bitterly. sPpssfge.
y. The sympathiesr'
Perhaps" she faltered-t'perhapg
you might feel easier If could have
little talk with someone?"
with whom?"
ST had thought Of--not going about
it too brusquely, of course, but perhaps
just waiting for his name to be men,
toned, if happened to be talking with
somebody that knew the family and
then I might find chance to say that
was sorry to hear he'd been i'll so
much, and Something Of that kind
perhaps?"
''You don't know anybody that
knows the family"
yes. That is-well, in way, OF
course, one of the family. That Mrs.
Roscoe Sheridan is not a-that is, she's
think, and of course rather ordinary.
l think she is interested abOut-that is,
of course, she'd be anxious to be more
intimate with Mary, naturally. She's
always looking over here from her
house; she was looking out of the win
dow this afternoon when Mary went
out, noticed-though / don't think
Mary saw her. I'm sure she wouldn't
think it out Of place to-to be frank
about matters. She called the other
day, and Mary must rather like her
she said that evening that the call had
done her good. Don't you think it
might be wiser
Wise? I don't know. feel that
the whole matter is impossible"
Eyes, so do IT, she returned, prompt
~. ut isn't really thing we should
be considering seriously, of course.
Still"
II should say not! But possibly"
Thus they skirmished up and down
the field, but before they turned the
lights out and went upstairs it was
thoroughly understood between them
that Mrs. Vertrees should seek the
earliest opportunity to obtain definite
information from Sibyl Sheridan con-
corning the mental and physical status
Of Bibbs. And if he were subject to
attacks Of lunacy, the unhappy pair de
cided to prevent the sacrifice they sup
posed their daughter intended to make
Of herself. Altogether, if there were
spiteful ghosts in the old house that
night, eavesdropping upon the woeful
comedy, they must have died anew OF
laughter!
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-07-28
SYNOPSIS.

Sheridan's attempt to make a business
man of his son Bibbs by starting him in
the machine shop ends in Bibbs going to
q sanitariun a nervous wreck. On his re-
turn Bibbs finds himself an inconsider-
able and unconsidered figure in the New
House" of the Sheridans. The Vertreeses,
old town family next door and impever-
ashed call on the Sheridans, newly-rich
and Mary afterward puts into words her
parents unspoken wish that she. marry
one Of the Sheridan boys. Mary frankly
encourages Jim Sheridan's attentions. Jim
tells Mary Bibbs is not a lunatic-"just
queer" He proposes to Mary, who half
accepts him. Sheridan tells Bibbs he
must go back to the machine shop as
soon as he is strong enough, in spite Of
Bibbs' plea to be allowed to write. Edith,
Ribbs' sister, and Sibyl, Roscoe Sheridan's
wife, quarrel over Bobby Lamhorn; sibyl
goes to Mary for help to keep Lamhorn
Eom marrying Edith, and Mary leaves
Der ia the room alone. Bibbs has to break
60 hfp father the news of Jin's sudden
death. All the rest Of the family helpless
In their grief, Bibbs becomes temporary
master of the house. At the funeral he
meets Mary and rides home with her.
Bibbs purposely interrupts tete-a-tete
between Edith and Lamhorn.. He tells
Edith that he overheard Lamhorn max
ing love to Roscoe's wife.