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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-23
UNCLESAM, Esq.
Strong Arm of Speaker.
By Oliver Owen Kuhn,

| When the rules have been invoked
without avail; when the Speaker of the
House has rasped his throat with de-
Imands for order and has almost shat
tered his gavel in emphasis of his
commands. then the aid of the ser
geant alarms of the House is requi
sitioned. And not more than half
dozen times in the history of Con
gress has that official failed to restore
| order even in the midst of the most
torrid inyeCtive, the most fla srant
brea ches of rules and congressional de-
corum and the most ohstreperous out
bursts of temper. Members of Con
gress. be il remembered, are human.
and in peculiar stress they are just as
likely TO give way to demonstrations
Of plain unadorned temper as men
who have not been chosen by the suf-
frage of sovereign American voters to
represent said voters in the nations
leg slative halls.
The sergeantat-arms Of the House
is the strong arm of the Spea ker He
is The official embodiment of force
that force which. Notwithstanding the
pleadings of pa cfists and the dreams
of idealists is the foundation OF law
and order and government hHh
persuasion, parliamentary authorities,
the thunderings of the Speaker. an
have failed. then comes the resort to
force represented i'll the person OF the
sergeant-at-arms. and, in rare cases:
further typifed in the great mace OF
the House. Then. unless temper mas
rendered the recalcitrant member
blind and deaf and temporarily insane,
order is restored.
The office of sergeant-at-arms of the
House is one of the best Jobs m the
gift of congress. The salary IS Se.7op
per annum. and the duties are never
onerous The sergeant at arms IS
elected by the House itself. as is the
case with the Spea ker. the chaplain
the clerk and the chief doorkeeper. HIS
chief duty-at least ostenslbly-ls 10
serve as the strong right arm OF the
Speaker. the mailed fist of authority
He has other duties, to be sure, but
these are subordinate. even though theN
are important. For instance. ne
financial clerk and the cashier OF the
House come under his jurisdiction, IS
well as few minor positions.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-23
Must Summon
Members to Duties

House. IN such cases it is one of the
duties of the sergeant arms 20 sum
mon members to the capitol until
sufficient number is present TO proceed
with business. Usually a telephone call
is all that is required 1t sometimes hap
pens, however, that such summonses fail
TO produce the desired result. Then the
ergeant-at-arms or his deputies as
sumo more of the actual functions Of
an officer Of the law and hale members
to the House from their homes, from
theaterS, from receptions or Wherever
they may be found. They may even
proceed to distant states to find ana
bring back truant members whose
presence is urgently required. or they
may summon. by mail or wire. or with
the aid of other officials in places dis
tant from Washing ton-Sometlme for
example, a United States nlarshal-the
absent member to return to the Ma
tional Capital. No member may fail or
refuse to heed a summons from the
sergeant alarms or one Of his deputies
or an accredited representative, with
out mourning penalties for contempt of
the House. True, such penalties have
not been inflicted in recent years or
except in extremely rare instances, but
they are prescribed and may be en-
forced in the discretion of the House.
The final. ultimate. supreme symbol
of the sergean t's authority is the great
mace of the House. This heavy baton,
tipped with a gilded globe UNFOLDING
an eagle in the attitude Of attack, is
never displayed except III greatest
emergency. and its appearance on the
floor of the House indicates surely that
every other method of restoring order
and reducing member to a proper
state Of subordination 10 esta bIished
rules has been tried ana has failed
only a few times in recent Years has
il been necessary for the speaker Of
the House 70 call for the great mace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-23

The great mace typifies the power and
authority of the sergeant-at- arms. It
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-23

During session OF Congress it often
happens that quorum is not present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-23
Congoleum Mats

T".-e UI.-I- are n Iuches square. Of
good thickness. Waterproof and sani-
std.y- \,n dcs'Gu and c"l"rS. Very
d. fr,Iir trr use under Cuspid"rs. slop
iaf- .ug raHtsrrtrvs.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15

At the regular meeting of Mil
bank chapter R, A. N. last even.
ing the following officers were
installed:
II. PIP. G.. Saunders.
k.-E M. Harper.
Scribe-Emil MOsiman.
Treas.-F'. L Thompson.
Sec IS. 5. LOckhart.
&. H.-Wm. Ross.
z. S.-Victor GRANDSON.
r. A. &c Emanuel.
M. Sd Wv. w. Downie.
NJ. I'd V.-Chas. Bingham.
NJ. 1st V.-Robt. NichOl
Sentinei-G. A. Golfer
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15

Do you know that Auto Tires have adyanc
ed IN price? Ifnot you will discover 45 When
you buy a new Tire Tor yoar car. Eowevor l
an able TO sell you ct former prices because
Ipurchased Sc, 900 worth Of castings lust be
fore the rise IN price, and in addition to this
will give you q ten per cent discount for cash.
handle the,
Racine, Federal, and
Goodrich Si1verton Tires
as veil as all accessories for cars.
REQ, Buick, Overland, Chalmers
When you are thinking Of buying a car call
and let me show you some Of the best
machines made.
R. A. Berkner
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
ITEMS OF INTEREST CON-
CERN1NG MILBANK SCHOOL

At the last meeting Of the
board Of education the Christmas
vacation was set for December
% to January 4. This will enable
the pupils and teachers to have
q few extra days for their Xmas
preparation and at the same time
permit the teachers to spend
New Years day at home.
On Tuesday, December 19. at
$3.50 the domestic science DEPART
ment will have an exhibit Of
some Of the work done this wear.
The exhibit will be ready by noon
Tuesday and will be kept up un-
til moor Wednesday, so that any
who do not find the appointed
hour a convenient one will be
welcome to come at any time
that is more suitable. Miss
Vaughan and the girls are quite
proud Of some of the work that
has been finished this year, and il
is hoped that the mothers Of the
girls may be able to e the ex-
hibit. Some of the products of
the kitchen will be on sale, chief
~ preserved fruits and home
made candies. The prices are
figured to cover only the cost Of
the materials used.
On Friday of last week about
half the Groton teachers visited
the Milbank schools. Supt. G.. W.
Crossman, r. d. Teasdale, Prin.
ct the Il. S; Z + Ramsey and
Miss Latham, high school teach
ers, and Misses Hilbert, Allen
and Schultz, grade teachers,
made Up the party. The visitors
expressed themselves as pleased
with the work they had seen,
aad they consider Nilbank espec-
IDLY Fortunate in that we have a
GOOD school building. Groton
has been handicapped ~ over
croWding for q number of years
and they have ! building propo-
sifion before them at this time.
a school orchestra has been
pfaetcne for a number Of weeks
and recently rendered i twenty
five minute program for the high
school which was very well re
ceiKed. Most Of the members Of
the orchestra have worked under
Prof. Hopfaer and they appear to
be 4 credit to their instructor.
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The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-31
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR

(Consecration Meeting.)
Sunday Evening, September 8, 1915.
Topic: The Conservation Of Home
Life.
Lesson: Acts lO:l-s, 17-34, 44-4S.
Leader: Edmon Burgher.
The following subjects will be dis
cussed ut the meeting:
How would you define consecrated
home?
How may home be consecrated?
Name bible example of consecrated
home life.
What has speech to do with conse-
Grating home?
What has the family altar to do with
home conservation?
How do private devotions aid home
conservation? EHJl
Why is hospitality characteristic of a
fully consecrated home?
Who can begin the conservation of a
home?
How will neighbors recognize con-
secrated home?
What difference does home conse-
Grafton make to the children?
What is the most common hindrance
to home consecratiOnY
How can our Christian Endeavor So
ciety promote home conservation?
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-31
WHEN YOU HAVE A COLD

Give it attention, avoid exposure
be regular and careful of your diet,
also commence taking DR.. Kings
New Discovery. ItcontaIns Pine
tai, Antiseptic Oils and Balsams.
Is slightly laxative. DR.. Kings
New Discovery eases your corgh,
soothes your throat aud bronchial
tubes checks your cold, start, to
clear your head. In a short time
you know your cold is better. Its
the standard family cough syrup in
use 40 years. Get bottle at once.
Keep it in the house as cold in
surance. Sold at druggists.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-31
Free Auction Sales

The free auction sale at the
Kentucky State Fair, designed
to improve the breed of livestock
in Kentucky, will be held Thurs
day and Friday of State Fair
week, and every encouragement
will be lent toward inducing
Kentucky farmers and breeders
to stock their places with pure
bred cattle, sheep, hogs and poul-
try. Horses and mules will not
be sold at this years auction sale,
but'if it proves the great success
that its promoters hope, it will
be included next year.
1t was decided not to overload
the auction sales this year, but
to encourage the improved breed
ing of livestock in the four fields
decided upon.
No commission will be charged
in the auction safes, and the on
ly expense incurred by those who
desire to offer their stock for
sale will be the actual feed and
nominal fees for stable room.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-31
Numerous Trains to Lincoln Farm

Numerous special trains will
leave Louisville, beginning at Z
O'Clock and running every fifteen
minutes, Monday morning, Sep
TENDER 4th over the Illinois Gen.
trail to Hodgenville, to witness
President Wilson's acceptance of
Lincoln Farm. The round trip
fare from Louisville TO Hodgen-
vile will be 50 90. Special trains
will return about 5 p. m. The
highway for automobiles is said
to be in excellent condition.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-31

of others, they would get what
they want a great deal sooner.
No person willingly surrenders
property which he himself has
honestly acquired. Trying to
work the other fellow is the cause
for too much trouble.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-31

With the beginning of the
school in this city next Monday
and the beginning of the school
at the Waltersville subIlstrict
school Monday of this week,
starts nearly four hundred pupil
children to their months of study.
In the beginning it is very i'm
portant that all children start in,
then the next important thing is
to keep them going until the
school term closes next spring.
OF course this will be impossible
with some of the pupils of the
Waltersville school, owing to
some obstacles of the road to
travel in winter time, but every
day possible to attend should be
attended. In Clay City every
child can attend school every day
unless it is sick. Regularity at
school is one of the greatest aids
to study, and should be main
tanned by every pupil. Our
school building and grounds have
been put in the best condition
possible, and it is hoped the chill
dren will appreciate what the
school board has done for them
and help to keep the premises in
such splendid shape during the
whole term.
We have great faith in our
three new teachers aud upon the
whole are expecting a most pros
porous term. We think we will
not be disappointed in our great
expectations and to be able to
report next June when our school
will close again, that it has been
all that we anticipated.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-31
PLEASE RETURN.

The person who relieved the late
s. ID. Rose of his revolver and
watch during his last illness, will
kindly return the same to the un.
designed. The revolver was pearl
handled and the watch was in a
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-31
A HOMEMADE PAPER.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 81, 1916,

The Tax Reform Commission
appointed by Gov. Stanley at the
last session of the Legislature to
study a system of taxation to
bring out from hiding lot of
property that should be taxed and
at the same time so regulate the
assessment as TO make it increase
instead of repel 1t from the State,
is In session.
They are finding a great deal of
effect with the present system
and are trying to look out an i'm
provement. No new plan can be
devised that will be equitable to
all. As we have often said be-
fore our tax system is all right,
the trouble is in the assessment.
1t is right that all property
pay the same tax rate. The
trouble is there are too many
who fail to assess high enough.
This is the cause that must be
remedied and then we will have
enough revenue IN Kentucky to
run business.
Just so long as the State Off
GERS at Frankfort allow a barrel
Of whiskey that sells for 800 or
more to be assessed at $40 only,
and the railroads to be assessed
on IAN earning power of Z per
cent, just that long the rate will
be high so that prospects for
new manufacturers to locate in
our State will remain discourag-
ing. What should be done and
what can be done is to raise the
assessment on the property that
is now given in too low and low
er the rate. All we need is men
in Office with the nerve to do
what they know should be done.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-31

If some people would work as
hard to earn some things they
want SO bad as they do to get
those things from the possession
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-31

The spirit of order must rein in
home before the children can ac-
quire it.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-31

months. Immediately upon the
introduction in Congress a few
weeks ago Of Il resolution calling
upon the Attorney General to in.
vestigate the cause for the high
cost of gasoline, it began to get
cheaper, and 1t now looks that
no investigation will be neces-
sary. The oil trust didn't want
the investigation.
White printing paper was new
er so high before, at least to our
knowledge. Senator MARITIME, of
New Jersey, who introduced the
gasoline resolution, has now in
troduced a similar resolution to
investigate the unreasonable cost
of Iai err wlici is more than
double what it was one year ago.
1t is hoped that the effect of the
paper resolution will start paper
downward as did the gasoline in.
vestigating. resolution, so that
The Times will not be forced to
raise the price of the paper as
many other country weeklles are
doing for this reason.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-31

Judge Kirk complains IN his
contest against Sampson for APP
pellate Judge that Judge Samp-
son failed to file his expense ac-
count in proper time. 1t is al
legged by some that while Judge
Kirk with the aid of others,
friends of his, more thoughtful
than he, did manage to get his
expense account to Frankfort in
time, it did not In form comply
to the law, and that in reality
Judge Willis, of Ashland, and
Judge Gourley, of Beattyville,
were the only candidates for the
important Office of Judge of the
Court of Appeals, that were we'll
enough informed themselves to
comply with the new corrupt
practices act. The "best fel.
low" or "my personal friend"
always has prior right over the
really competent man. We lose
sight of competency in officials
always until after the election
and they fail to make good.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-31

gold case. and to it was attached a
Masonic charm belonging to anoth-
er person. Mrs. M. Rose.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-31

1t is very obliging indeed to
have the Republican and Demo
cratic Committees do so great a
portion of the editorial work on
the local press, a good portion of
which is also furnished in plate
nothing to do but print it. The
game of politics is indeed one
well planned and Systematically
carried out on both sides. A
great deal of the stuff sent to
this Office has considerable value
to it, but the limited space we
have prevents us from using il.
Anyway it is our object to give
first consideration to local mat.
tiers even in national campaigns.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-31

Gasoline was never known to
be higher than for the past few
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-31

The most notable gathering of
tuberculosis workers In the his
tory of the South will be held in
Louisville for four DAYS begin.
ming October 4th. 1t will be the
annual session of the Mississippi
Valley Conference on Tubercu,
losis.
Every phase of tuberculosis
work and its kindred subjects
will be discussed by the foremost
experts in America.
Preparations are being made
for an attendance of not less than
1000, and as the conference will
furnish rare and exceptional
opportunity for Kentucky health
officials, civic workers and those
interested In stamping out the
plague of tuberculosis, Kentuck-
ians especially are invited to at.
tend.
DIR. Dunning S,Wilson, ofLou.
isville, is Secretary of the confer
ence and will furnish programs
upon application.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-05-12
Roosevelt. Enforcement Of Wilson.

In his later attacks on President Viii.
sons foreign policy, Col. Roosevelt has
chosen for especial censure the fact
that the government at Washington did
not.protest against the German invasion
of Belgium, and harsh and bitter adjec-
tives have leaped from the Colonel s
tongue in his attempt to pillory the
administration for its course in that
matter, +" says the Buffalo Times.
ut is well to compare Col. Roosevelt S
rebukes on this point with his opinions
at the time the Belgian question first
arose, and it will be found that at that
! time the Colonel expressed h mself in a
totally different vein, from that since
associated with his utterances on the
point.
"In single article in the Outlook for
September %, 1914, Col. Roosevelt
said:
ga deputation of Belgians has
arrived in this country to invoke our
assistance in the time of their dreadful
need. What action our government
San or will take l know not. 1t has
been announced that no action can be
taken that will interfere with our
entire neutrality. It is certainly emf
nently desirable that we should remain
entirely neutral, and nothing but
urgent need would warrant breaking
our neutrality and taking sides one
way or the other.
"Of course it would be folly to
jump into the gulf ourselves to no good
purpose; and very probably nothing
that we could have done would have
helped Belgium. We have not the
smallest responsibility for what has
befallen her, and l am sure the SYM
pathy of this country for the suffering
of men, women and children of Belgium
is very real. Nevertheless this SYM
patty is compatible with full
acknowledgment of the unwisdom
of his uttering single word of official
protest unless we are prepared to
make that protest effective; and only
the clearest and most urgent national
duty would ever justify us in deviating
from our rule of neutrality and non
interference.
Thereby Col. Roosevelt gave COM
plete endorsement to the policy of Presi-
dent Wilson which Roosevelt afterward
SO savagely and unjustly censured.
'S1ch a fiat contradiction tells its
own story and it puts on Roosevelt a
debt of explanation which he can never
discharge.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-05-12

days wage than the man actually
working, besides their mileage. 1t i.
self-evident, that in this hole the
money was sunk that would have fill.
ed four other holes of the same di.
mansions. Let us, by all means, try
to cut down overhead cost, to gel
more money to put into actual road
construction.
Another cause of wasting money, is
the system, largely followed, of hiring
work done by the day, where one fire.
quently assists the other in doing
nothing. 1t is my idea that all road
work should be let by contract to the
lowest responsible bidder and the
same be held to follow the exact
specifications. Such a contractor
would see to it, that the men and
horses would do full days work,
which again would rebound to the
benefit of our roads and at the same
time stop the sinful waste of material,
for which the county paid. Four or
five miles from Cresco, a cement
bridge was built, costing, maybe, six
hundred dollars and when the work was
finished there were left five hundred
empty cement sacks, to rot in the
rains, besides the lumber used in con-
structing the bridge which floated
down the river, a clear waste of sixty
dollars or ten per cent of the entire
cost of the structure. Those sixty dol
lars might have remedied two of the
worst places in the roads of Howard
county. If such waste is not sinful
then please tell me what sinful means.
We read SO much nowadays, in the pa
pers, of German efficiency in Europe;
can't we have a little more American
efficiency and less waste in the de-
partment of public highways here in
Howard county?
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-05-12
Methodist. Will Back Wilson.

Assurance that Metho lists of the
United States were in sympathy with
President Wilson's efforts to keep the
United States from becoming involved
in the European War was voiced by
Bishop Earl Cranston, Of Washington,
d. c., who opened the twenty seventh
general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Saratoga Springs,
N. Y, Monday.
II would assure the President of the
United States" Bishop Cranston said,
that whatever temporary backsliding
may happen when few Methodists here
or yonder may fall under the spell of a
magnetic political leader, the great
body of our people are in full sympathy
with all of his patriotic and Christian
endeavors to ep this nation out Of the
European embodiment.
The Times has no patience with the
lndlscrminate criticism heaped upon
President Wilson in the national crisis
through which We are now passing, by
some that he has been too slow in as
sorting our rights, by others that he is
purseing a course that may lead to
war with Germany The outstanding
fact remains that we are still at peace
end that the President las done every
thing possible to avert war. For this
he i to be commented and if war must
ccne It is not of his making bat inspite
al IN his efforts TO Avert it r. II Zine
IA tie jingo, the politician md nscifist
Is keep silent Coo! Esds unselfsh
nenjosism, only, - = heard.-
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