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Semi-weekly herald., 1916-02-14

L. A. O'Donnell, formerly of Oxford,
has entered upon his new duties, as
sistant sales manager of the Gary
Motor Truck company. Mrs. O'Don-
nall y stu visiting relatives IN Iowa.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-21
SITE OF THE CAPITAL.
Washington In the Days When John
Adams Was President.

When Adams came into the presi-
dency the stately obscrvances of
Washington's day were not allowed to
lapse. Even transplanting the seat of
government from Philadelphia to the
unfinished town OH the Potomac had
served only to jolt and rather humor--
ously distort them. With the chill of
new plaster p%ervading the executive
residence, Mrs. Adams despairel of
getting sufficient wood tut either for
love or money from the growing trees
surrounding it to fill its ynwning fire.
places and dislcl the dalnpless. She
put the great audience room to the
only use it's unfinished condition per-
mitted-dryiny the presidential linen.
Looking from its unglaZcd windows
ovc the small md scattered groups of
houses. all that had vet materialized
of L'Enfnnt's imposing plan, she re-
Elected that their inhabitants must
subsist like fishes, by eating each 9TH
er. But she played her role of prcsi-
dents lady with spirit. maintained her
hours for leveeS and answered the
fishes" when they came to call that
she thought the new capital had a
beautiful situation.
1t had indeed. Half way between
Maine and Georgia. ut that time our
northern and southern boundaries; in
land, but at the head OF tide water
on Il noble stream; planned along gen.
erOuS lines to cover Il succession of
hills upon which Il city once built could
not be hid. it was and seemed likely to
remain fairly central. Even the most
optimistic patriot could not foresce
how far that mythical reality, the CEN
ter OF population. was to travel west
ward decade by decade during the next
century. u%nimpedcd by war or miSfor-
tune. until the city or the Potomac
was left upon the edge OF our great
country.-lIelen Nicolay in Century.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-21
ANIMAL
The Best Of All, Though Not the Swift
est, Ia the Polar Bear.

Nearly all animals are better swim
merS than man and take to the water
naturally, while he has to learn to pro-
pei himself. The rhinoccros and hip
popotamus arc wonderful swimmers
and divers, while the Indian elephant
crosses great rivers with heavy loads.
The elk and the reindeer are first class
swimmers. The elk keeps his head
above water and crosses directly from
bank to bank to avoid turning. The
reindeer, on the other hand, turns as
often as he likes, keeping his head
only a little above the surface.
But OF all swimmers of all climcs the
best. though not the swiftcst, is the
polar bear, who passes half his time
in the water swimming and diving.
His swimming power Is nothing short
of miraculous if it be remembered hat
the water in the regions he trequents
is invariably cold and that cold is nor
mally prohibi:ive to good swimming.
There are bears that can swim from
forty to fifty kilomcters without great
effort
One of the swiftest swimming ami
mails is the squirrel. \ sportsman On
II occasion. having at hand a squirrel
born in captivity, which had never
seen water. wanted to see if it could
swim and took it With him in a rOw-
boat to the center of a lake. The
squirrel turned toward the bank, head
and paws above the water. back and
tail underneath it, and began to swim
so rapidly that it was with the great
it when it reached the shallow water
near the land. 1t is said that even
many nonaquatic birds will swim like
ducks if an attempt DO made to drown
thcm.-Pearson's Weekly.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-21
The Sunday School Lesson

i, 50. So; Rev. xvii, II; Xix, 1G; Zech.
xiv. o..
Being rejected the Jews insisted on
crucifylng him. saying. 1--WE have no
King but Caesar"-John xix. il. 10. he
assembled. and the heaven must receive
him until the times of restoration of
all things which God hath spoken Inv
the mouth of all his holy prophets
since The world began CActs iii. on.
The congregation to whom Peter de-
livercd this discourse were all Jews,
dcvout men out of every nation under
heaven Ncrsc y. and when they saw
from their w Scripture. as unfoldcl
to them by the Spirit through Potter.
that their Messiah was to die and rise
from the dead and thus become an i'm
mortal man, and that what had been
tone by their rulers in their blindness
was alSO forr>t"n and recorded, the
Spirit convinced them of their sin, and
they said to Peter and the rest, "Men
and brethren. what Shall we do"
Verse 30
Peter urged them to repent and be
baptized and receive remission of sins
and the gift of the Holy Spirit. This
they gladly did. and that day about
5000 Jews were added to the number
of tho saved in Christ oversees 3S-4D.
This is one fl1ltillmcnt of the words of
the Lord Jesus, "Grrntrr works than
these shall he do because | go unto the
Father" (John xiv, 12). We must not
think that if we are Spirit filled we
shall always see souls saved, fer Ste
phcn was filled with the Spirit and so
spoke that he received stones enough
to Kill him wi, 5, 10; vii. M-GO), but
probably Saul never forgot it, and it
may have been n of the links in the
chain leading to his conversion. One
who is Spirit filled will say as Paul did,
Christ shall be ma2llified in my body.
whether it lie by life or by DEATH
I'hil. i, 90; Rom. xiv, 81.
Let us learn from Verse % Of our les
son that Gods foreknowledyc Of what
wicked people will do to his people
does no lessen the guilt Of the evil
doors nor in any way excuse them.
Let us learn also that God permits evil
doors and even the devil to work out
unintentionally his purposes. for he
make:h the wrath Of nan to praise
him and restraints the reminder ops.
lXyvi, 1W. May we ever rejoice in the
risen Living Christ. his finished work,
his present ministry Of i~ntercession,
his coming again and in all the glory
of his kingdom. continuing steadfast-
~ in the apostles doctrine. with glad
| ness N2-47). by the same spirit who
| dwe!t in Jesus Christ We, may be ap-
proved of God and have him work in
us such works that God shall be gluri-
fed ia us verse -: IL Tin. ii. 1ll.
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Golden Text. Acts ii. q.

Golden Text. Acts ii. q.
This is the first recorded sermon of q
mere maj filled with the Spirit. and if
all sermonS We're nodded on the same
pattern the Holy Spirit could accom-
plish much more than he is by an or
binary sermon permitted to do, for in
this sermon by Peter the word Of God
is the substance of the discourse. He
quoted at least four portions of Scrip
ture-the prophecy OF Joel. II Sam. vii.
Psalms xvi and OK. 1t a what would
be called nov a Bible study, and |
have learned in forty years Of expert
n ce that the souls OF men everywhere
are ~hungering for the word Of God,
and it is written of that alone that it
shall not return to him void and that
by 1t he will accomplish his pleasure
lisa. ", IL.
Peter quoted from Joel ii, $3.50, to
show that this manifestation Of the
Spirit was a fulfillmcnt Of that prcnic-
ton and not any wild rawlings OF drunk
en- men. The complete fulfllmcnt of
.Joel's words will be at the second com
ing Of Christ to judge the nations and
open the eyes Of Israel Uocl iii, /, y.
Peter then told them that Jesus of
Nazareth, whom God had SO manifest
ly approved among them, bat whom
they had by wicked hands crucified,
God had raised from the dead, accord
ing to his assurance to David in rs.
xvi and II Sam. vii, and had given him
q place ut his own right hand until the
time should come for him to overthrow
his enemies according TO ps. OK.
God had told David that he would
establish his throne and his kingdom
forever in one Of his descendants, and
our lesson says that David knew that
God meant not Solomon, but the Mes
sinh. the Christ Oh Sam. vii. 1919;
Immortal. The sufferings Of Christ are
most vividly portrayed In lisa. Iii, but
his resurrection Is seen there also in
verse ~, for one who dies can prolony
his days only by rising from the dead.
Notice in this discourse Peters refer
cnrcs to the resurrection Of Christ in
verses ~, 90, 81, 81 that by the res
direction God made that same Jesus
whom they had cruritied both Lord
and Christ and that lc had raised up
| Christ 10 sit on the throne Of David.
In Pet. !, u. We read that God raised
| him from the dead and gay" him glo-
! ~. We seem to roInc nearest to the
Fathers heart when we. too, give him
glory or geek IN all things to glnrify
him II Pet. iv, IL. When in I'cthlc-
hem he spoke OF him az "rllcr In Is
rncl' Mic. V, -, and in the fullncss
III time ne will surely be king of the
Jews on the throne az David, hut he
win nlnD hc the King nf kings and Lord
Ut lords. King over ali the earth (l.uke
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Remarks by Mrs. Needle.

Il just wanted to remind Won girls
that christmas is coming. If seems
long way Off, but my sharp eve tells
me that it is not SO far off as it seems.
Santa Claus and think it would be Il
fine thing to make the dolls n whole
new outfit for Christmas. Don't YOU
think that would he fun? And he
neXt rainy afternoon that comes along
lets get the dolls grandmothers to cut
out a set of underwear. Threads and
thiInblcs. l can hardly wait to heeinl'
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-21
CURING TUBERCULOSIS.
Care Without Climate Is Better Than
Climate Without Care.

a bulletin of the North Carolina state
board of health gives out the following
bit of advice to c~onsumptivcS, especial
ly to those who are prone to go away
to take the 'climate cure" 1t says:
Care without climate is Il far better
cure for tuberculosis than climate with
Ii care. and unless II has the price
for both he had better remain at home
and have the best care that he can
al1Orl.'
The reason for this advice is found
in the now well known fact that con
sumption can be cured anywhere. "And
because this is true" says the bulletin,
lit is far better for a patient of mod
crate mean to remain at home and
take treatment at a nearby Sanitarium
than it is for him to seek some adver-
tised climate or resort without means
to secure the proper care and treat
mcnt that his disease demands and
that he might otherwise have.
''ltest, complete rest, freedom from
worry or care, Is now considered per-
hal,s the most vital factor in the cure
OF tuberculosis, and this the tubercular
traveller with moderate means is not
likely to have. The secret OF the eli
mate cure. after ALL advises the bulle-
tin. "is living out in the open air day
and night, and this is as practical in
North Carolina as much of the year as
IN many OF the western states,
Taking the cure is much of a game.
anyway. If you play to win you win:
if You are careless and Indifferent you
are more likely to lose than to win"
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an equa, footing with GERMANY and
England for the entry of these mar
kets.
1t is significant that American manu-
fartulers are already beginning to ask
for an increase i'll tariff to protect them
against foreign competition in our
home market. If European countries
begin to discriminate against us we
may have to rctaliate. This is only
turn about. If, however. our home
manufacturers are not going to be able
to hold the home market they will not
be in shape to win the foreign market.
There is very little doubt that we
are at present and have been for years
at a serious disadvantage in marketing
merchandise In neutral markets. These
disadvantages may he summarized as
follows: Financial disadvantages. ship
ping disadvantages. marketing disad-
vantaScs and selling disadvantages.
The of the world. how
ever, is not standing still. The in
crease in traffic is at Il much faster
ratio than the increase in population.
1t has been found that goods may I've
made cheaper in large factories. Where
goods were formerly manufactured To-
cally they are now being manufactured
in certain centers. Every one will
think of many examples of towns in
the United States which are noted for
one or two commodities which they
manufacture. This tendency to y e
cialization has resulted in Il great in
crease in Interchange OF commodities.
For example. the volume of freight
carried by our railroads in 1890 was
seventeen billion ton miles-that is.
freight tons carried one mile. In 1918
our railroads carried sol billion ton
miles. During a time when our popu-
lation increased something over one
third our railway freight traffic in
creased four times.
The same phenomenon is seer in for
ei@n commerce. The foreign commerce
of the United States-that is. imports
and eXportS-waS II and siX-tenthS
billions Of dollars in 1890. In 1914 it
was four and two-tenths billions of
dollars. New York handles about one
iit>AA Va AZ AVANlSI SolAlI1IclSt w lllt
United States, and even more of this
commerce would come to New York
except for the fact Of congestion.
If within the near future, Il period.
say. Of twenty years. New York will
have to handle twice the tonnage
which she is handling today. there is
ample 4 for considering the audi-
ton Of very extensive facilities. 1t is
only those who do not realize the enor-
nous rate at which both local and for
ei@n commerce have been increasing
who cannot see the necessity for pro-
viling new facilities in advance of the
traffic needs.
international trade competition after
peace returns will undoubtedly put to
test our effectiveness in selling our
manufactures in new markets.. Now
Is the time to act quickly and decisive
~ in order to remove disadvantages
which every one recognizes we have
bad against us in the past.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-21
TaraI's Record In Germany.

In spite of the war. racing is not
dead in Germany. Fred T,aral. once q
star Jockey in this country. writes from
Berlin that he heads the list of sue
cessful trainers this year on the Ger
man race courses. The horses in his
care have earned $4,000 in stakes.
Taral'S record in 1912 was %l34 900,
While in 1913 he cleaned up Sl.J,OOO.
He Says that racing in Germany is
held four days Il week and that the
average attendance is 25.O0O persons.
Archibald. another American, leads the
Jockeys in winning mounts.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-21
Topics of the
Sport World
WHAT MAKES THE
BEST BILliARDlST.

According to Willie Hoppe, the wiz
ard of all wizards ut billiards, the diff
ference between Il good player and Il
bad player is the difference III control
OF the more delicate muscles OF the
wrist.
"Of COURSE says Hoppe, "a man
must have Il perfect rye for measrr-
ing distance and speed. but nearly all
players out of the shortStop class have
that. The main thing is the muscular
control in the wrist"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-21

ANY business men who have
been looking ahead feel that
WI it is time for us to follow an
old adage in new form, I'm
time Of war prepare for peace"
The United States has been drawn
SO gradually into activities directly
appertaining to the war that we have
hardly realized the extent to which
the war has changed the direction of
our industry. A year ago we We're
congratulating ourselves upon being
the only great commercial nation
which was not having it's normal in
dustry and demoralized by
the war. We We're in a position to 90
straight ahead after the war ceased, at
a time when other nations must go
through a period Of adjustment. 1t
now looks as though we ourselves
would have to make great adjust
ments after the war unless we take
our attention off war orders and war
financing long enough to get our house
in order.
Two pertinent questions for us to
answer are:
First.-What competition must we
face when the wal is over?
Second.-How may We best prepare
to meet this competition:
International competition is primari.
~ a matter Of the relative costs of
putting goods on the market. This in
wolves both the costs Of production
and the costs of distribution. Produc-
ton costs are affected by & the
efficiency Of labor and the efficiency OF
organization. Distribution costs per
tain to marketing organization, tinanc-
Ing and transportation. The great
competition of distribution costs for
US will be in the field of foreign trade.
where We meet the foreigner ON equal
ground.
Forward or Backward.
Will the results Of the war place us
relatively forward or backward in put
ting our goods on the home market
and on the foreign market?
In the field of production we may
first inquire as to how the war may
affect the relative rate Of wages. A
prominent American manufacturer Of
textiles is quoted as saying that the
European textile mills will be filled
with widows, orphans and manned
men who cannot work at skilled trades.
Wages will be low, and the goods will
be placed on the market at low prices.
Many American manufacturers in 9th
er lines also expect cheap labor in Eu,
rope after the war. They fear as a
result not only keen competition in
neutral markets. but also a food OF
cheap goods in our home market, says
Professor Kennedy in the New York
Sun.
On the other hand. there are those
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-21
1mW
TIE UP OFF FREIGHT No cAARLEsc McAoRD CHAIRMAN OFT THE INTERSTATE coMMERc
COMMISSION, WHICH is wA7c4,N TIKI pREsENrF FREIGHT rANeLE.

who forecast low wages in the United
States when the war orders are shut
Oft. New trade will be slow in coming,
they feel. They also expect increased
immigration to this country either on
account of distress at home. caused by
the burdens OF taxation, or on account
OF the adventurous spirit which leads
a returned soldier to strike out for
broader fields.
Let US first consider the possible sit
uation in Germany and England. A
loss Of male labor will be caused by
the war. This may be made up in part
by the addition of women and children
and former members Of the leisure
class to the ranks Of workers. Many
who have been formerly protected will
have to face the task OF making q liy-
ing.
Loss Of Labor Abroad.
If the total number of workers in
England and Germany remains con-
slant there will vet be a labor loss
that is, an efficiency labor loss. Many
Of the leaders and organizers Of indus
try, managers and foremen will he
gone.
Labor, further, is highly productive
only when supplied with proper CAPT
tai equipment and when the industry
Is we'll organized and managed. \ few
factories abroad have been destroyed.
The greatest loss has been in failure
To mako nnr,r,o nlIitionc n, nffrn% r1,
probation in some cases. New capital
will be hard to secure. Some lines of
trade have been demoraliZcd, and it
will take time to pick UP the Old
threads.
II labor is equally plentiful wages
will probably be lower because the la
Dor will not be as productive for a
time. Lower wages and higher taxes
will make the lot Of the Workingman
a hard one. He may take a more
prominent part in politics, and he may
place burdens upon business. Social
legislation, which has already made
great Roadway abroad, has alarmed
business interests. Many English bus
mess men, for instance. have felt Dessi-
mistic for some time.
MAJ Is Not Helping Us.
Given a determined spirit, a way is
usually found. Both Of these countries
may be expected to force their way
out Of temporary difficulties by means
OF new inventions and by closer and
more effective business organization.
Wan itself instead of dulling the ma
tlonal acumcn has jolted men out Of
old ruts and has made them face icy
and difficult problems. War in Eng
land and Germany may ~yitalize the
WI greatest factors in modern bust.
ness. Initiative and organization.
On the side OF the United States war
Is not helping us in Il comprehensive
sense. We are making paper profits
out OF war orders, but Il declarat. on of
peace would be u great bull factor in
the market as a whole, MANY lines of
business are practically at Il standstill
and will be until the war is over.
When peace is declared and the war
orders are shut off our industry will
have to spring back into it's norma
channels. 1t is unlikely, however. tina,
these channels will he exactly the Same
as before h war started,
Europe has been accustomed ia toke
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-21

Ar ANY business men who have
been looking ahead feel that
1t is time for us to follow an
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-01-21
Photo by American Press Association.
Willie Hoppe, Worlds Champion Bill
lard Player.

Hoppe. still Il young man. is just as
modest about his continued success at
the game of billiards as he was ten
France after winning the champion
ship from Ni-nauN. At that time he
was just out of knee pants and was
just getting accustomed to playing
from the floor instead of standing on Il
box so as to make himself tall enough
to reach across the table.
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about two-thirds of our exports. AL
though the hulk of our exports to Eu-
rope has consisted Of fOOlstuffs and
raw materials we have had q sub
stantial trade in finished lines of man.
ufacture. Europe will probably con-
tinue to taxi our cotton. copper and
similar comm odities. The curtailment
will be in our finished manufactures.
For some time our sales of finished
manufactures have increased at q
more rapid rate in South America than
they have in Europe. The tendency Of
establishments after the way may we'll
be to throw us nor and more upon
now markets as an outlet for manll-
features.
Increase In Manufactures Here.
This is of peculiar Significance to the
United States, because as a result Of
the war we should have our destiny
more largely centered in manufactures.
For a number of years the relative in
crease in the population of our manu-
featuring cities has been the most
striking element in our growth. When
the war is over certain things will
tend to make it v more desirable to
engage in manufacturing in this coun-
try.
For one thing. we have until recent
ly paid more for our capital than has
been paid in Europe. This is the rca-
son that such vast sums of European
money have been pat into American
securities, We are now buying for
cign securities because they are paving
a higher interest than our own. In
terest abroad is likely to be higher for
some time than here. This is an ini.
tial advantage to our manufacturer.
a second advantage is the fact that
our manufast turing industry will he in
better shape from the standpoint Of
organization than are the factories
abroad. We will have some trouble in
turning from the manufacturing OF
war mnteria s to commercial materials,
but we ought to do this quicker than
they can in Europe.
In the third place, wages may 20
down here during the time when man
ufacturins is being shifted FROM war
materials to commercial materials,
whereby there will be a sag at this
time. If Immigration omc t. this
country. as seems likely, since our i'm.
migration has always increased after
European wars. we Will have a surplus
OF labor. During q time when There Is
not enough work to 20 around labor
disputes are usually at a minimum,
Mcn are eager to get work at am price
when there is more than one man 10 u
job. These factors win tend 10 dc.
crease comparatively our costs Of man
utacturing.
Prepare to Sell Goods.
II the future market for our unuu.
features is likely 10 be NOR. and more
IN the markets If the WGril and
II we are also going to be more com
mittcd to manufacturing uA ii nation I,
NclIoOvcs us to be prepared TO nln~. on,
goods on these markets at Il Inw hIa.
tributiOn cost. Our mrthn'lg haze tLue
far been inferior TO those IL ynylIe In
Europe in placing our manufactures
In South America, the far cant, AUG.
traliA, South Africa and similar mar
kcts. Our campaign Of cnMinrrcluI pr,.
p2redneHs should consider EA.rinua,y IN.
problem Of quitting ougac.'cg OH II i.as,
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Photos by American Press Association

"|n Time Of War Prepare For
Peace" May Be Good Adage
For Us to Adopt at Present
Time-CommerciaI Supremacy
Must Be Fought Out on Scien-
tific Lines if We Want Our Just
Share of the Worlds business.
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Iertlf!ed.
Customer-Are these eggs fresh?
Clerk-They are positively imperti-
nent.-Eew York Sun.