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The Washington herald., 1917-02-11

for and devoted to a supplemental meal
for 125100 children a month, that being
a task which we felt sure would appeal
to every American heart
Tn the FIVE months since we made this
appeal the receipts of the commission
have neyer-with the exception of the
present month of January-equalled our
requirements or anything approaching
thereto. Thousands OF contributions have
come to US from devoted people all over
the United States, and the smallest con-
trfbutions have been gratefully received; I;
but the truth is that with the exception
OF a few large gifts American contribu-
tions have been the little riIls of charity
OF the poor toward the poor. Everywhere
abroad America, which stood out un-
harmed in this vast swelter, has been get
ting the credit for keeping alight the
lamp Of humanity; but what are the
facts7 It Is well that the people Of Amer
lea should know them.
I'm the two years and more that have
elapsed since the work started, about
5000, 900 have been spent in the strug-
gle to stavs OF starvation from 10000 900
people. or this vast sum we have spent
more than s15o, 600, 900 in the United States
in the purchase of supplies, and on these
orders America has made a war profit of
at least $4,000, 900 out of the Commission
for Relief in Belgium The total con-
tributions that America has made to our
fund are just 100000. That Is a trifle
over s cents per capita. Very, very little,
compared to the contributions the rest Of
the world has made.
Tho rest of the world responded be-
cause the appeal was made by this Amer
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. G. v. U. NOTES

Lambda Chapter OF Phi Sigma Kap-
pa recently held a dance at the chapter
house.
The second "get-together" alumni
luncheon Of the year for Phi Sigma
Kappa was held Friday at the Ebbitt
Arnold Otto and "Chappie" Burrows
represented Lambda Chapter Of Phi
Sigma Kappa at the recent ceremonies
incident to the Induction OF a new
chapter at the University Of wiscon-
sin
z. B. Hunt and W. W. Shepherd,
law, 16, members of Kappa Alpha,
were among the successful candidates
in the recent District bar examination
KAPPA Alpha Fraternity held an in
formal dance at the chapter house on
Thursday night
Jerry Frost has been elected presi-
dent of Sigma Chi Fraternity for the
second semester.
Jams Mcbride Sterett, former pro-
fessor Of philosophy at the university.
recently celebrated his 10th birthday.
1t was largely through his efforts that
the local charge of Theta Delta Chi
was founded twenty-one years ago.
"Duks" Dague, IL, member of Theta
Delta Chi. wrote the scenario OF "a
Girl Like That" which appeared re-
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Gently at a local movie playhouse. Mr..
Dague fs connected with the Jesse l..
Lasky Feature Play Company Several
more of his photoplays will be re-
leased in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Shawn were re-
cent guests of honor at a tea at Sigma
Phi Epsilon chapter house. Mrs.
Shawn Is known to the theatrical
world as Ruth st. Denis. Mr.. Shawn
is a member of the local chapter of
Simga Phi Epsilon.
William T. Gill. jr., of the senior
class at the Medical SchoI. a member
Of Phi Chi Fraternity, has fully re-
covered from a recent operation for
appendicitis.
The Eastern Tri-District Conclave
OF Kappa Sigma will be held here
February % and "a, with Alpha Eta
Chapter as host. Districts Two, Three
and Four will be represented, en-
brscing New York. Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, District
of Columbia, West virginia and vir-
ginia-
DR.. Cary T. Grayson, who recently
was nominated by President Wilson
for the rank of rear admiral, Is. a
member OF Omega Chapter of Kappa
Sigma Fraternity.
Phi Chi Medical Fraternity recently
opened its bowling season.
Sigma Kappa recently entertained at
a faculty luncheon. Among those
present were Admiral stockton, Dean
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william Allen Wilbur, Dean William
Carl Ruediger, Dean Howard Lincoln
Hodgkins and Prof. and Mrs. Richard
son.
Alpha Kappa Kappa Fraternity has
announced the pledging Of Hazen
Harry Wilson, of the pre-medical
class.
A D. ONeill, of the University of
Chicago. recently visited Sigma Nu
chapter house.
. C. II. Birmingham now 10 living at
Sigma M Fraternity house.
Phi Mu entertained twenty-five
guests recently at luncheon in the
chapter room.
Miss V. NJ. Hance was recent
luncheon guest of Phi Mu Sorority.
Miss Katherine Tripp. of New York.
is visiting Miss Edith Aultmann, mem
Der of Phi Mu.
Tho Sigma Kappa Bridge Club re-
Gently met at the home of Mrs. Nell
Bnlows.
Henry Grattan Doyle, A. NJ, in
structor in romance languages In the
department of arts and sciences, has
translated from the Italian THE
Slopes of Calvary" a Lenten drama
by DR.. A. Palmieri, an Italian by birth
and an Augustinian monk, considered
one of the most famous scholars of
the present day. DR.. Palmierf is an
authority on Russian and Greek the
ology and the Slavic languages. He
writes all his poetry and other literary
work IN italian At present he is at
work on a play based on the life of
st. Cecilia, which Mr.. Doyle also win
translate. THE Slopes of Calvary
will be presented in Boston during
the Lenten season this year.
Frank wigg1esworth Clarke, pro-
fessor of mineral chemistry, and Ar
thur P. Davis. chief of the Reclama-
tion Service, who with his wife was
graduated In 1883 from the old Cor
coran Scientific School Of the Univer-
sity, have been elected president and
vice president. respectively, of the
Cosmos Club. Many George Washing
ton University faculty members have
served as officials of the club. DR..
Powell, its first president and founder,
formerly was member of the board
of trustees Of the university. DR..
Simon Newcomb. professor of as
tronomy: Joseph c. Hornblower. pro-
fessor Of architecture; DIR, Harvey w.
Wiley, professor OF agricultural chem
istry; DR.. Charles Edward Munroe,
dean of the School of Graduate
Studies, and DR.. Henry c. Yarrow,
emeritus professor of dermatoloey.
are former presidents of the club.
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upon genuine humility, a humility which
contains no seif-concedt, bot aiways main
tains Its self-respect- She tells us In the
article last quoted from. that IN the
height Of her prosperity she left Boston.
In order, that she mishf seek God IN re-
trefnent Her search was not selfish. on
for the purpose Of gaining alone her own
salvation. but that an mankind might
share IN the fruits Of her spiritual dis
covery.
The Alness of God.
Our leader has bascd all her scientific
deductions upon the premise Of the one
ness and allfiess Of God. Hence, after
pointing out the unreaAty Of all phe-
nomena representing the so-cailed world
Of materially. she makes the sweeping
declaration known as the scientific state
ment of being tScIence and Health. p.
6sl. This statement clearly implies that
nothing short of an INFINITE manifestation
can ever adequately 1Hpress the infinite
mind. II is plain haSmortais can never
succeed In the vain attempt to make
something Of finite personality. but all
must accept the alternative Of self-sacri-
nee. thus learning to love God supremely.
so that they will conquer self-iove, and
thus learn to be absent from the body
and TO be present with the Lord
10 Abraham belongs the credit of hav-
ing first conceived of God as one. Fully
i've centuries later. God was revealed &c
Moses as the great / am This impress
sfve title was evidently intended TO con-
vey TO Pharaoh the idea Of absolute su-
thority, but Pharaoh's personal egotisrr
was so great that It kept him from yield
ing, and he struggled In vain against
overwhelming consequences. Practically
every epoch Of human history has mark.
ed in some degree q clearer revelation OF
the one God as all-in-aIl Mankind Il
gradually learning the lesson that saliva.
ton Is not in personal seif-preservatIon
but In discovering the real man through
a knowledge. gained In Christian Science
Of the Father-Motker God as the great
am. or infinite person"
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lean body and because the world had
faith in American efficiency and believed
that America would do her task well
and properly. Virtually every country
under the sun has contributed. from
Greenland to Liberia
"The United States has contributed
less than . cents per capita. The people
Of the British Empire. apart from the
large advances by their government and
notwithstanding the heavy demands Of
the war In other directions have con-
tributed IS cents per capita; Canada has
given g cents per capita: Australia
SIS; New Zealand Sl-sS per capita We
have even had contributions from neutral
governments.
Urges "Relief Dividend
Enormous profits have been earned by
of this war. Under our laws It Is of
course impossible for directors to con-
tribute corporate funds for charitable OBJ
jectives any moro than for political pur-
poses, but 1t Is not impossible for a board
OF directors to declare a special dividend
ard label the checks Belgian Relief
Dividend with request to the share
holders that they indorse them over to
the relief commission.
Truly Americas contributions have
been pitifully inadequate. and, do not
forget it. other peoples have begun to
take stock OF us. We have been getting
all the credit-have we deserved It? We
lay claim to idealisn, TO devotion to duty
and to great benevolence: but now the
acid test is being applied to US.
Finally, I wish to put to you a phase
Of the matter which I regard as of deep
The Washington herald., 1917-02-11
Sunday, February II, 1917.

In the early hours Of this day II
will be wise to be cautious. as Uranus
the Sun and Mars are all in mildly
adverse aspect In the afternoon
Jupiter is well placed.
This is a rule under which visits
Of all sorts should be fairly lucky
unless they be of romantic interest
1t is an suspicious time for family re.
unions, for calls on persons of super
Tor position and for conferences for
business purposes.
The evening is q time deemed most
helpful to those who plan initistivs
in large enterprises. Bankers. i'm
porters and manufacturers should
make the most of the sway.
Under this planetary government
false prophets are held to gain ground
as deception is encouraged
Aerial navigation, which 10 to 90
cupy the public mind to an sstonish.
ing extent In the next few months
has rather . sinister direction today
making for accidents, especially IN
the West.
Mars gives warning that dissensioni
are easily started under this rule
Family quarrels are probable, unlesi
care is taken to reject the evil In
fuences OF the stara
Deaths from FIRE or violence ar,
presased. owing to the position o.
Jupiter In the sixth house. A rail
way accident may cause great los
OF life this month.
The rise to prominence OF a PSYCHE
who Will gain wide credencs is prog
nosticated- This latter-day prophe
will be a woman
London astroloser warns tn
United States that foreign trade vii
be adversely affected In the Pacific a
well as the Atlantic Ocean next month
Again danger of assassination or vie
lent death is seen for a statesman o.
man high in public once.
Railways and theaters have a lead
ing OF the planets. which insures pros
perity, the seers declare
Persons whose birthday IL is shoult
The Washington herald., 1917-02-11
Doctor Tells How To Strengthen
Eyesight so per cent In One
Weeks Time In Many Instances

of ever getting glasses. Eye troubles Of
many descriptions may be wonderfully
benefited by following the simple rules
Here is the prescription: Go to any active
drug store and get a bottle of Bon-Opto
tablets. Drop one Bon-Opto tablet in a
fourth Of q glass of water and allow To
dissolve. With this liquid bathe the ewes
two to four times daily. You should no.
tice your eyes clear up perceptibly right
from the start and Inflammation Will
quickly disappear. II your eyes are both
erins you, even little, take steps to save
them now before IL Is too late, MANY
hopelessly blind might have been saved IL
they had cared for their eyes in time.
Note: Another pruminent Physician to whom the
above article vss submitted, said: "Bon-Opta IL :
very remartahe remedy Its Constituent insrsi,n, -
arc wsl Known TO eminent eye specialists and s:dsiv
Ysanced q them. The manufacturers guaTanfce
70 susnsthsn eyesight 90 per cont in one vesS :
time m many instances refund the nouey II
tns yay isy prsparatious feel should Be hspt On
SoId IN WIN 1s g II Imos s,ery family Is
dag@aa sseeA. snd other drug steesA-Ady.
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national importance, and one vastly wider
than the relief. The result of this war
will be that America will be rich, pros
porous, wealthy. and will have made un-
told millions of this wealth out of the woe
and swelter OF Europe
1T Is true enough that We were not
responsible for this war On the other
hand, We have made large profits out of
this misfortune. The Justification of any
rich man In the community Is his trustee
ship to the community for his wealth.
The Justification of America to the world
community today is her trusteeship to the
world-community for the property which
she holds.
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A Free Prescription You Can Hs
Filled and Use at Home.

Filled and Use at Home.
Philadelphia, Pa. Do you wear glasses2
Are you victim of eye strain or other
eye Weaknesses? II so, you will be glad
to know that according to DR.. Lewis
there is real hope for you. Many whose
eyes were failing say that they have had
their eyes restored through the principle
man says. after trying Il: II was almost
blind; could not see to read at all. Now
1 can read everything without any glasses
night they would pain dreadfully; now
they feel hne all the time. 1t was like
miracle to me-" A lady who used Il says:
The atmosphere seemed hazy with or
without glasses, but after using this pre-
scription for fifteen days everything seems
clear. I can even read fine print without
glasses. It is believed that Thousands
who wear glasses can now discard them
in a reasonable time and multitudes more
will Be able to strengthen their eyes SO
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not travel or remove during the year.
They may have an unsettled time for
several months
Children born on this day may meet
many reverses in life, but these sub
iects Of Aquarius usually have q prac-
tical bent which saves them from
serious failures in business
tCopgrSht xIl
The Washington herald., 1917-02-11

Some estimates place the quantity Of
timber that VIII be required by the coun-
tries now at war at 5o,000,0Oo cubic feet.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-11

| At the recent State election newspspsr
men In Ohio were elected governor, lieu
| tenant-governor. State treasurer. Stats
auditor and attorney general
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HOROSCOPE.

The stars incline, but DO not compel"
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SO We only assigned to the American
people the payments for imports required
The Washington herald., 1917-02-11

THO rest OF Che world Responded be-
cause the appeal was made by this Amer |
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Insure with MccIaskey. jan2stf
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-07-06

general intelligence for citizenship
than has been necessary until now.
The world Will have to be rebuilt and
American college men and women
must assume large part of the task.
In all international affairs we must
play a more international part than
We have in the past For years We
must feed our own industrial popula-
ton and a large part of the popula-
ton of western and central Europe
We must readjust our industrial and
social and civil life and institutions
We must extend our foreign com
merce. We must increase our pro-
duction to pay our large war debts
and to carry on all the enterprises
for the general welfare which have
been begun but many of which will
be retarded as the war continues.
China and Russia. with their new
democracies and their new develop
ments which will come as a result,
will need and ask our help in many
ways. England, France, Italy, and
the central powers will all be going
through process of reconstruction.
and we should be ready to give them
generously every possible help. Their
colleges and universities are now al
most empty. Their older students,
their recent graduates, and their
younger professors are fighting and
dying in the trenches or are already
dead, as are many of their older sci
entific and literary men, artists and
others whose work is necessary for
the enlargement of the cultural and
spiritual life and for all that makes
for higher civilization. For many
years after the war is over some of
these countries will be unable to sup
port their colleges and universities
as they have supported them in the
past. Ame"'ca must come to the res
cue. We must be ready to assume
all the responsibilities and perform
thoroughly and we'll all the duties
mat will come to us in the new and
more closely related world which
will rise out Vt the ruins of the old
W Id which is now passing away in
the destruction of the war To what
extent and how we'll We may be able
to do this will depend upon You
young men and women who are this
year graduating from our high
schools and upon those who will fol
low in the next few years to a larger
degree than upon any other like
number of people"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-07-06

Considerable complaint has been
made because of the lack of amuse-
ments to entertain the crowd on the
Fourth of July. 1t should be remem-
bered that the patriotic demonstra-
ton on the Fourth was merely Incl
dental to the three days encampment
of the old soldiers. The program was
arranged with the idea of pleasing
the veterans and not of bringing a
big crowd to Pullman to celebrate
the nations birthday.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-07-06
A STRONG TRIUMVIRATE

The appointment of DR.. e. H..
Llndley as president of the Uni
yersity of Idaho and his acceptance
o. the position means much to the
educational welfare of the Pacific
Northwest. Not only is DR.. Lindlev
man of great ability and high
ideals, but he is a bosom friend of
PRESIDENT Holland of the State Col
lege of Washington, and of President
roster of Reed College of Portland,
ore. This triumvirate Of strong edu-
Gators and true and tried friends,
working tremendously together in
adjoining states can accomplish great
results.
because of their close personal re-
iatlons and complete confidence in
one another they can inaugurate an
era OF cooperation between their re-
spective institutions which will re
suit in benefit to each of them and
VIII, to a large extent, eliminate the
spirit OF jealousy and competition
which has heretofore hampered their
efforts. BY working in harmony the
'nree institutions will be able to Sc
cure some of the strongest educators
VI the nation to give courses of lee
lures at each, lectures which no one
Oh the institutions could afford. act
ing alone,
win the assistance of DR.. Bryan,
commissioner of education of Idaho,
VINO possesses the entire confidence
Vi all three of the presidents, a uni
iied and efficient system of higher
euucation for the three states can be
"oiheu out and established, which
"ould be impossible, if the heads Of
.ne several institutions were rivals
instead of friends.
Inc people of Washington and
oregon as we'll as the people of Ida
~ are to be congratulated that DIR.
Hinaley is to be president of the Uni
sersity of Idaho.
VIM GOODYEAR
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-07-06

1t does not require an investiga-
ton and report by the federal trade
commission to convince the people
that they are being held up and
forced to pay tribute to the men who
propose to get rich out of this war.
Prompt and vigorous action by the
government to put stop to this
wholesale robbery of the people is
what is needed and needed badly.
Investigations and reports but serve
to fan the fires of discomfort.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-07-06
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
DECREE OF DISTRIBUTION
SHOULD NOT BE MADE

In the Superior Court of Whitman
County, State of Washington
In the Matter of the Estate Of Sarah
e. Woods, Deceased.
On reading and filing the petition
of Muzetta b. Woods, the admins
tratriX of the estate OF Sarah f.
Woods, deceased, setting forth that
she has filed herein her final ac,
count of her administration of the
estate Of said deceased in this court,
and that the same is now in condi-
ton to be closed. and the residue
thereof distributed to the heirs and
legatees entitled thereto; that all
the debts and expenses of admins.
tratiOn have been duly paid, and that
portion of said estate remains to
be divided among the persons en-
titled thereto, and praying among
other things for an order of distribu-
ton of the residue of said estate
among the persons entitled to the
same.
1t is ordered that all persons In
terested in the estate of Sarah h.
Woods, deceased, be and appear be-
fore the Superior Court of Whitman
County, State of Washington. at the
court room of said court, at Colfax
in said County and State aforesaid
on Tuesday the 10th day of July
1917 at 1000 O'Clock a. m, then
and there to show cause why an
order of distribution should not be
made Of the residue of said estate
among the heirs and legatees of said
deceased, according to law.
1t is further ordered that a copy
OF this order be published for four
successive weeks before the said 10th
day of July. 1917, In The pullman
Herald, d newspaper printed and
published in Whitman County, State
of Washington.
Dated June 7th, 1917.
X. l.. McCROSKEY.
Superior Judge.
d. G. Dow,
Attorney for the Estate,
Pullman, Wash
State of Washington. County of
Whitman, s.
/. Jas. A Williams, County Clerk
and Clerk Of the Superior Court of
Whitman County, State Of Washing
ton, do hereby certify that the fore
going is a fun, true and correct copy
of an order made and entered of
record upon the minutes OF the said
Superior Court.
Witness my hand and official seal
affixed this 18th day of June, 1917.
JAS A. WILLIAMS,
(SeaD County Clerk.
BY NJ. p Bellinger, Deputy
June8July6
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-07-06

BY the removal of Mrs. Ira ID. Car
diff from Pullman, the community
has suffered a real loss. AS mem
Der of the city council she has dem
onstrated by her common sense, tact,
and quiet but effective work that
women are fully competent to assist
in handling the public affairs. She
has also done much toward making
the women's clubs a useful force In
the community.