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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-02

the treaties upon which we have re-
lied against wanton aggression are
mere scraps Of paper" Suppose
the working class should adopt their
policy and proclaim to the employers:
CAL agreements with you being made
only for reasons Of expediency will be
abrogated when we feel able to do so,
and meanwhile we shall prepare ade-
quately for that struggle which you
may force upon usw If the nations
are to endure only by superior physi-
cal force, and if International con-
f1icts are inevitable, why should not
the working class expend its physical
energy in the class conflict instead?
We hope, of course, that a recourse
to arms will not be necessary, and
shall avoid it if at all possible. If,
however, the capitalistic class try to
hurl us into a foreign war against a
people with whom we have no griev-
ance, would we not gain by losing our
lives, if we must sacrifice them, in a
struggle for the liberty Of our class?
Harsh as the yoke of the Hohenzol-
Ierns may be, it is no harsher than
that of the ROckefellers in Colorado.
Indeed, barbaric Russia with its semi
Oriental despotism, is not much
crueler than the treatment the West
Virginia miners received in their late
struggle for a little better living. Our
real enemies are not abroad. They
Turk at home, but cUnningly seek to
distract our. attention from the strug-
gle here by arousing false suspicious
and hatreds of our brothers across
the seas.
Our governors are playing with
fire when they seek to popularize this
idea of physical power as the arbiter
of struggle. It is a weapon which
may be used against them as well as
by them. The workers and the COM
mon people should at once serve no
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-02

repdtiously skins the already skim
med milk which should go to the
starving souls.
For three years have been inves-
tigating the o. C. system, and partic-
Ularly the branch which calls itself
the Mental Hygiene society, an angle
of development which threatens to
become formidable in the near fu-
tUre. The tendency is to consign all
opponents of the established order to
ignominy by declaring them NOR
Ons," "of low mentality" "of inferior
mentality" etc. Healey and Hick-
son are important links in the o. c.
chain of poverty causation.
What we must do is to curb the
powers of o. c. by awakening the
public to the realization Of the danger.
Hilton B. Somehow, ST., POT E.
Ontario.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
Concrete to Hold Back Mater

Concrete will be extensively made use of in the future in the revetment work on the shores of the Mississippi river, taking the place of the willow mats which have been used for some time with considerable success. These mats are effective enough in protect ing the banks against the action of the current, but they are difficult te- dious and time-consuming to weave and sink in place. The cement proc ess has been developed by investiga- tors of the United States bureau of standards, who have found that four per cent addition of calcium chloride to the mixing water increases the strength of the concrete at the age of one day by 100 per cent or more. In some cases the strength of the concrete in which the calcium chloride was, at the age of two days. was 75 per cent or more of the strength normally attained in one month. This rapid hardening is what has made the concrete available for the work of confining the wandering Missouri river to its banks.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
Novel Lighthouses.

Remote control light and fog signal stations, consisting of 500-watt in- candescent lamps in lens lanterns and electric sirens, have been in success iul operation at Point Blunt and Point stuart, Angel island, California, since February Il, 1915, the United States bureau of lighthouses reports. The controlling station is at the keepers dwelling, distant about one mile from Point Stuart and two miles from Point Blunt An arrangement of magneto relays in conjunction with a telephone enables the keeper at the control sta ton to open and close the siren cir cult and to listen to the operation of the fog signal through the medium of a single wire.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
Ancient Cures" Still Persist.

Superstitions as to methods of cur ing diseases, once very prevalent, are not altogether extinct yet. Some of them were very ridiculous. Much ancient faith clustered about the man. drake root, which was carved in the form of doll, dressed in fine clothes, and kept in a box or coffin concealed in some corner of the house. Each month it was washed in wine and wa ter and freshly garbed Another uni. versal cure was to carry a piece of mistletoe which had been cut from a tree by golden sickle and caught in white vessel as it fell. Metal scraped from church bell or a piece of the rope was supposed to have a similar protective influence against disease, as also a cloth stained in the blood of murderer, or the rope with which he was hanged.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
Quickly Recover From Wounds.

A remarkable recovery among the Austrian wounded is reported. It is stated in Vienna that no less than S95 per cent of the total wounded soldiers in 1915 recovered so completely as to be fit for service again. Of the re- mainder 8.S per cent were retired, and only IT per cent died, These figures show considerable improvement over the returns at the beginning of the war In August. 1914, out of 100 wound. ed S5 recovered, twelve were retired. and three died; but after this the per centage of recoveries rose gradually, though varying somewhat in differ ent months. The highest rate of com plete recoveries was reached in the summer months-917 in June and 91 8 in May and July In December, 1914, the death rate had been reduced below per cent, and in January and Feb ruary, 1915, it was only IA and 1.3 re- spectively.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
STRICT ETIQUETTE IN KOREA
ern Eyes Are There Looked Upon as the Proper Thing.

A recent Washington dispatch de- clares that good many changes have taken place in Korean manners and etiquette since the Japanese came into control
 A Girls High school was established at Seoul in 1908, and the girls who were admitted, 54 in number, were the daughters of noblemen. The teachers were women at first, but as the needs of the school grew and became more exacting. few male instructors were appointed. The community in gen. eral, and the pupils parents in par ticular, were enraged, alleging that 1t was an unpardonable offense for men to enter the gate of a girls school, if they were teachers.
 The school authorities, therefore. made concession that the male teachers should veil their faces when they passed the gate of the school. It is an absurd evasion, but the stu dents parents were satisfied with it. Some of the girls are attended by two or three chaperons. or maids, even when at their studies-Youths Com. panion.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
DENY EVER KISSING A GIRL
Forty Out of 200 Princetonians Think That OscuIation Is Morally
 Wrong.

The senior statistics, with their usual tumble of fact, humor and fancy, have been announced. They show that of 230 men, 19 are supporting them selves wholly and 3S partially.
 Vassar is the favorite girls college.
 The record breaking total of 43 men declare they have never kissed girl. Their inability to swing it" is given as reason by most, but some consider it "unhygienic." While 160 deny it is morally wrong to kiss girl, 40 think it is This number contains II only who have never kissed. Thirty five seniors do not correspond with girls; the others have various num- bers of correspondents. Dancers num- Der 194, while 36 consider dancing morally wrong.
 The favorite dramatist is Shakes peare. George Bernard Shaw comes second.
 Prof. George B. Mcclellan, once mayor of New York city, is favorite professor. Marguerite Clark is the fa- vorite actress, and is followed by Elsie Ferguson, Martha Hedman, Mary Pick ford, Maude Adams and Anita Stew art. John Barrymore and Charlie Chaplin head the list of actors, with Forbes Robertson and Leo Dietrich stein following. (N. J.) Dis patch Philadelphia North American.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27

gruntled because she had worked dili- gently all week cleaning her own premises while her next-door neighbor refused to touch even a weed. To- ward the end of the campaign this woman saw her next-door neighbor go downtown, leaving the cluttered up premises behind.
 Taking three other neighbors with her. the woman went next door and cleaned up" Even the weeds were dug out of the grass before the resi- dent returned from downtown. And when she did, there was a neighbor- hood row. Mrs. Next-door declared the others had no right to clean uI her premises. But in the end, the street and the neighborhood was bet. ter for it. This year Mrs. N prob ably will Clean Up and Paint Up vol untarily-and gladly.
 Only one example, yet this little ex. ample was heralded in many weekly magazines and some of the big news papers, giving Bay City more publicity in one day than might have been earned otherwise in twenty years.
 The civic league, the Federation of Woman's Clubs, the Boy Scouts, the board of health, the city council and many other civic and official organiza tions stand behind the movement ir practically every city and town in the United States.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27

TIME TO CLEAN UP HERE
Let Us Win the "SpotIess Town"
 Title for Ourselves.
Officials, Business Men, Women and Others Will Work to Make Place
 Inviting and HealthfuI.

Our town ought to have a cleaning such as has never been known here before. The alleys, the lots, the build ings, the homes, in fact, all parts of the place should undergo general reno vation. When it is all over We should be able to give it the title of "Spotless Town" Let us get together and start something.
 The housewife should get to her spring housekeeping. MT. Hubby should be beating the carpets. It's the time to Clean Up and Paint Up.
 In other communities North, South, East and West, the Clean Up and Paint Up period has always been a big success. For that reason under the present activity and growth, our town should be able to show results that will compare favorably with other communities. The business men will show an interest in the movement and will lend support in any way pos sible to aid in the cleaning up. They think the Clean Up and Paint Up movement is mighty good one, not only to advertise, but to make the town attractive for the visitor.
 A woman in Bay City, Mich, where the Clean Up and Paint Up campaign was big event last year, became dis
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
Make Use of DereIicts,

The utilization of trees which have been washed loose along the river bot. tom, has developed into a remunera- tive industry in Nebraska, on the Mis- souri river. The floating logs are made into rafts and floated to the town of Decatur, where a sawmill has been erected solely for the utilization of this salvage timber More than 10000 feet of good lumber were made last year from these derelicts. The indus try is under the control of one nan. He frequently digs out logs which have been submerged for years. He asserts that if log is fully sub merged, so that no air reaches it, no deterioration comes from it's being un- der water, while half submerged logs begin to rot in few months.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
UnWelcome Visitor.

from Uritucu across the steppe, owing to the number of horses which, in ford ing certain rivulet, annually fell a sacrifice to these gymnoti, which had accumulated there in great numbers.
 All other species of fish shun the vi- cinity of these formidable creatures. Even the angler, when fishing from the high bank, is in dread lest an electric shock should be conveyed to him along the moistened line.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
DEADLY WAR TRAPS
All Sorts of Contrivances to Stop
 Soldiers.
Simple Barbed Wire Is Not Considered Sufficient for the Purpose-Some of the More Modern
 Methods.

The chevauxde-frise is sometimes known as the "knife-rest," and con- sists simply of long pole, resting at each end on two pieces of wood con- structed in the form of St. Andrew s cross. To this framework the wire is attached, and the chevaux-defris is then thrown over the paranet by two men. When the garrison of the trench have not the necessary frame work, the wire is distributed in loose rolls in front of the position, forming rough cylinders three or four feet in diameter and eight to twelve feet in length. Used even in this impromptu way barbed wire has proved itself to be of the greatest assistance to de- lending party.
 The erection of wire entanglements, even when the trenches are some dis
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
Catch AeropIanes by Cowboy Lasso

Saech Heropiahes oy CoWboy lasso.
 Cowboys of the air may be the new title of airmen if the invention of Jo- seph A. Steinmetz of Philadelphia is adopted in war. It has Leen developed from the principle of tke lasso.
 The attacking machine scars higher and suspends bomb lower than the hostile craft. The bomb is attached to long wire, on the other end of which is heavier weight, which is thrown on the other side of the ene- my machine.
 The weight descends by gravity and draws the lighter bomb up into con- tact with the craft This causes the bomb to explode and destroys the air ship. MT. Steinmetz is convinced that it is not necessary to catch the enemy aviators asleep in order to effect the maneuver.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
Metal Wall Paper.

lhin metal plates, which weigh aoou. four pounds to the square yard, are being used in France instead of plaster and wall paper. The Tech meal World magazine tells some of the advantages of using this material. It can be bought and placed in posi- tion at less cost than the old mate riais' the room can be kept at a more even temperature; workmen have lit tie trouble in learning to use the new material.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
ABLE TO GIVE DEADLY SHOCK
ica, Have Been Provided With Strange Power.

The marshy waters of Bera and Ras- tro in South America are filled with in- numerable electric eels, which can at pleasure discharge from every part of their slimy, yellow-speckled bodies a deadening shock.
 This species of gymnotus is about five or six feet in length. It Is power ful enough to kill human beings and the largest animals when 1t discharges it's nervous organs at one shock in a favorable direction. It was once found necessary to change the line of road
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
Gl2EEEENt7NE0
 .W M y A7zA A]A ".
Russian Trip.

having previously carefully wrapped cloth round the heads of the latter so that the sound may be deadened. Two other men carry the wire drum-a wooden cylinder around which the wire is rolled-with long pole through the center for carrying pur- poses, while comrade attaches the wire to it's supports. The work is
 slow and nerve-straining, as star-shells
 burst often and oblige the men to
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
Only Hero Husbands for Breton Girls

 The young girls in Brittany have formed themselves into an association which forbids it's members marrying any young man who has not taken his part in the war.
 This does not only refer to the de. serters and those who fled their duty but ito the "slaokers" who found the means. through influence or lying; without reason of i'll health or for oth. CT just cause, to keep safe in the rear and leave their comrades to do the fighting
 The,srallying cry of these patriotic young Breton girls is: Better a crip pie than slacker!"
 One member of the association ex. pressed thus her thought: q would rather love man who had no arm than one who had no heart"
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
SIT Herbert Tree Not a Lion.

At recent reception at New York SIT Herbert Tree attended; lady was representing the Shakespearean actor TOT not going into society more ire quently.
 You ought to give us more op- portunities to lionize you" she com. plained.
 never heard of but one man. replied Sir Herbert, who wasn't spoiled by being lionized"
 And he wasp suggested the fair inQuisitor.
 He' finished Tree, was Daniel"
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
CLEAN UP AND PAINT UP!
How to Start Campaign That Will Produce
 Results in Our Town.

NIRST: Take telephone in hand-get a halfdozen
 boosters togeher-"the fewer the quicker" you'll get started. Talk it and before you part, agree
 upon meeting to be held day later-each of agreeing have that meeting tain ones whose interest will be valuable especially public official and physicians who tell need of public and private cleanliness
 Second When the meeting is called organize at once Select chairman and other officers suggest enough vice chairmen to include cooperating organization and interest," and instruct the chairman appoint the chairmen of the various subcommittees within a day two-these and the officers general committee. There should be committees finance and publicity, to provide wagons rubbish children, and one to interest all merchants.
 Adopt resolution requesting the board of health to proclaim the opening of the Campaign Cleaning Sanitation and Identification of the town
 Adjourn. after fixing date for a Getto-Work meeting a few days ater which all these charmen and their committees will attend to plan their work
 Third: Write to Chairman Allen w. Clark of the Ma tonal Clean Up and Paint Up campaign bureau Knoch building, St. Lous Mo- and free literature telling clean and paint the town together with reports of results in cities, towns and villages throughout country
 Fourth: Get and women possible WORK, each at specific thing Don't mis- take heaping upon willing and patient enthusiast detail and responsibility of this work. do specific work and charmen who will think and and inspire suggestions and zeal among the members of their committees, are essential.
 You'll want enough committees to put everybody work but too many committees to complicae Select half dozen for specific work, do we'll that specific work.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
Putting Him to the Test,

T can't tell you how sorry I am to see you in such plight" said the ready sympathizer to an old friend in distress.
 Don't attempt to tell me-" replied the old friend. T know you are a busy man and I don't want to take up much of your time Just show me and I will be on my way"
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
Get Rid of Weeds,

In connection with the Clean Up and Paint Up campaign in this com, munity it has been wisely suggested that we take steps to remedy the un- sightliness of weed-grown vacant lots all over town. There Is no reason why it cannot be done.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
Chevaux-de-frise.

tance apart, is at all times dangerous
 (300 yards is thought considerable distance in the western front-I have from the Germans). The men slip over the parapet and in the first case knock in the supports with mallets,
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
The Crux of the Matter

Tt isn't the high cost of living that causes so much trouble in the world"
 You surprise me-"
 Its the high cost of living up to a more or less imaginary position in life which people think they are bound to maintain
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
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Loose Rolls.

the enemy's, pulling down a support here, cutting the wires while the ma chine-gun batteries rap out their mes sage, of death towards him. Thus barbed wire, so simple in itself. so deadly when used in the various ways l have described. enters into every phase of operations in the firing zone. London Exchange.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
Rather Dull.

Any activity in real estate about here?" asked the tourist
 None whatever" answered the dis consulate citizen of an Arizona town, except when a puff of wind comes along and shifts little sand.'
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
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Drum on Which Barbed Wire is Car
 ried.

crouch low, remaining motionless un- til the flare burns out.
 To each soldier who takes part in modern warfare thick gloves for grip ping wire and strong pliers for cutting 1t are as essential as the rife and bayenet. Before an assault by his own regiment the soldier cuts his own wire, and he must then endeavor as best he may to cut and hack his way through
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
Such lonora;. le!

Why didn't you call my street?" asked the irate passenger.
 Beg pardon" answered the polite conductor, but l didn't know it was yours"
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
True to Life.

He-And how did the novel end?
 She-Oh, in the usual manner. The duke married the American heiress, and they lived unhappy ever after.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-04-27
LET'S BE NEIGHB0RLY
SpotIess Town Means Happier
 and Healthier People.
We Should "cIean Up and Paint Up" This Community at Once to
 Protect Our Families,

M MEIGHBORHOOD improvement is " home improvement multiplied. It is the sum of all the efforts made to make houses look attractive and beau tiful
 Neighborhood improvement illus trates the influence of a good deed well done. On a dingy street one householder starts to improve the ap- pearance of his home. He keeps yard and house spick and span. He paints his house, fences and outbuildings. He plants grass, flowers and shrubbery. Soon his neighbors notice the i'm provement. They begin to clean up, paint up and green up. Within few months the street is transformed.
 It not only looks better, but it is better. People are happier and more neighborly. Property values have in creased. Neighborhood improvement has worked before and after" change that is really wonderful.
 One of the modern poets has been inspired by neighborhood improve ment work in his own town to ex- press himself in the following lan- guage:
 Little beds of flowers,
 Little cans of paint,
 Make attractive neighborhoods
 Out of those that aint
 In many villages, towns and cities Clean Up and Paint Up effort has be- come popular in recent years. The i'm mediate results have been a marked improvement in the appearance of the places in which they have been at- tempted.
 In certain western town one of the residence streets with a row of about fifteen houses was the shame of all the public-spirited citizens. Houses were greatly in need of repairs and paint. They looked bad and they kept looking worse every year. Finally one of the good citizens got an idea. He went to the owner of the house in the middle of the block.
 T want to make you a proposition" he said. "If you will permit me will give you, without cost, all the paint necessary to paint your house If you will do the work"
 The owner accepted the proposition and later the paint was delivered. The philanthropist exacted the promise that the owner would not tell any of his neighbors that the paint was a gift.
 In the course of time the house was painted and the effect was marvellous to behold. Like a new house 1t stood among it's dingy neighbors as conspi- cuous as fairy in minstrel show. | The owners of the other houses no- 1 ticed the contrast. They saw how miserably poor the newly painted 1 house made theirs look. One after the other they went to the stores and ordered paint. During that season ev- cry one of the fifteen houses was painted and the premises cleaned and the street became one of the best look ing in town.
 That is what was accomplished when one man started to improve his home. If whole neighborhoods, street 1 by street, should start to improve in | our town what a tremendous difference it would make in the appearance of this community. Let's get together and try it.