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Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-25
WAR COMMISSION ACCORDED HIGHEST HON0RS AT HANDS
 Us. GOVERNMENT


 WASHINGTON, April B. Great Brtains commission the receiving mark of honor courtesy within the gift of the Foreign Secretary Baour formal y Secretary Lansing this morning and the honor tonight the notable dinner given the White House generation He presented Vice Pres Marshall unched the French embassy received calls including Bryan Lieutenant General Bridges and other officers and called Secretary Baker General Scott and war department officials.
 Admiral DeChair and his aides called Secretary Dan e Admiral Benson and department officials Lord Cunlfe of the Bank England called Secretary McAdoo
 The conferences far with the people of the capital have shown and the cordale of the have taken the commission surprise Baou his conversation with the president remarked enthusiastically that his trip justified by the meeting alone Members of the sion exclaimed the warmth of their welcome.
 While formal negotiations entered, the preliminary conferences said have been perncoy but laid excellent basis of acquaintance and understanding detailed conferences later The president and Baour known have touched the broad phases insight the others personality viewpoint and establish atmosphere of confidence arrival of the French commissioners who expected days served in the dining only table present Mrs. Wilson and Miss Helen Woodrow Bones the presidents cousin Alter dinner the members of the 6lsn who had present reception For hour the American and British officials aned talking and smoking Bafour placed between Mrs Will and Secretary Daniels The president had beside him Cecil Spring Rice the British ambassador, and Lord Cunlife
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-25
By Associated Press.

MEXICO CITY, April 3. - The
 Excelsior, one of the leading Mexican
 papers. discussing editorially reports from the United States that America is suspicious of Mexico's attitude in
 the present international crisis. asserts that Mexican neutrality Eill be main
 tained. It adds:
 There is not much on which these
 suspicious are based which has not been fostered by the American press and government. One reason for this without going further, is the embargo in arms against Mexico, maintained in spite of the reception of our am, bassador The American government offers all nations chance to buy the arms which it manufactures in vast quantities except two, Germany and Mexico. Ii is easy to understand the attitude now against Germany, but what about Mexico?
 What can we say to this and how interpret 1t? When the president elect, because of the great interest in the subject, referred to it in his speech to congress, the American press clam ored that the speech contained only painful words. Why not, if the Mex ican people have only painful feelings over the relations between the two countries? Shall we answer the at tacks mentioned only with words sweet as fruit in season? The ex- planation of our state of nEnd should be sought by the United States in its conduct toward us. We do not equivo- cate and the United States should not"
 A bazaar was held last night for the benefit of disabled Mexican soldiers and widows and orphans of those kill ed in battle. The German minister, von Eckhardt, contributed 5000 pesos and his wife l50. Other members of the diplomatic corps, including United States Ambassador Fletcher also con tributed, but their gifts were over shadowed by that of von Eckhardt, which was over onc-third of the total amount raised by the bazaar
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-25
CONGRESS TAXES UP THE FOOD
 PROBLEM
Ky NSSoctated Press

'tv ASSOctated Press
 WASHINGTON, April 3. - Con- gress took up the food problem in public hearings by the senate agricul- tural committee at which Houston set forth the administrators food control program. The Federal trade commission, directed by the president will investigate with the department of agriculture the cause of high food prices and asked all State governors to send representatives to Washington April 30th for a conference on State cooperation. In the inquiry before appearing at the hearing, Houston put his plans before the heads of five big farmers organizations and received their assurances of support.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-25
EQUITABLE WAR FINANCING IS
 ADVOCATED
?y Associated Press

ey Associated Press
 WASHINGTON, April B. Sug- gestions for financing the war, draft ed by a committee of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States are about to be submitted to a referen- dunn of the members. Tine commis. sion supports taxations and says the sentiment of the business men throughout the country is that few should not be permitted to profit by the war at the expense of many. SSSSSS the house, under agreement for an lS-hour debate. probably will be ready for a vote Thursday.
 Most of the speeches in the house were in favor of the administration plan, after Chairman Dent, of the military committee, made the opening statement supporting the bill as amended in his committee, to author izc call for volunteers with a pro- vision for applying the draft if the volunteer system fails.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-25
RAILROAD LOSES MUCH LAND BY
 DECISION
SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST THE ESPEE IN CALIFORNIA AND ORE CON CASES; GOVERNOR MENT THE GAMER.
By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, April 23.-In de- ciding the Oregon and California land cases the Supreme court affirmed the Oregon Federal courts decree en- joining the Southern Pacific railroad from disposing of timber and miner als on its lands received by congress sional grant. By the same decision the government won its case against the Southern Pacific to regain nearly 2,3O0,0o0 acres of land in Oregon and Washington. The land is worth S30,- 100000.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-25

PHOENIX, April 23.-That voters
 were allowed to mark their ballots on
 desks in the same room with the cleo
 ton board the same as in Snowflake
 and that the secrecy of the ballot was
 not considered, was the testimony of
 three witnesses who took the stand
 before Judge Stanford this morning
 in the investigation of Swansea pre-
 cinct, Yuma county. There were
 many violations of the election laws.
 according to the testimony presented by the Campbell attorneys, such as allowing persons to vote who were
 not registered in that county and naming a deputy sheriff to act as marshal.
 The official register was : cred as evidence by the contestee,f which avowed to prove that the names of 28 out of the 67 voters who cast ballots were not in this book. A challenge sheet containing the names of 12
 -oters was also offered as evidence. Some of those challenged and who were allowed to vote had registered as far away as Phoenix In one in- stance the person challenged was al- lowed to vote only for presidential electors. This is said to be legal procedure.
 The polling place at Swansea was in a canvass structure used as a school house. It was 15x2o feet in and divided into two rooms one for the board and a small place set aside by rickety partition for housing the voter However, few en- tered the room where the booths were located, but marked their ballots on the desks.
 C. A. Diehl, clerk of the election board, testified that Inc left the polling place for two hours at noon and re- turned to find another official absent.
 The witness said any one was all lowed to vote outside the booth bus believed it was understood that the ballot should be marked in secrecy.
 H. B. Hannah said he registered at Bouse but was allowed to vote at Swansea without showing a transfer. It was accidentally brought out in the redirect examination that number of voters in the room were talking politics while Hannah was voting. Judge Sloan had not heard of this and of course did not ask the witness re- garding the conversation in the room. However, Hannah volunteered the in 'ormation, which was believed to be he most important evidence brought put during the day.
 s. NJ. Harris. superintendent of the branch railroad running into Swan ,ea, testified that he objected to the Jerk opening his ballot when it was landed in. Harris said he told N. R. Bunker, judge of the board and pro ,rietor of the only store in Swansea md a strong Hunt man. that there vas no secrecy to the ballot main aimed" Several other witnesses gave imiIar testimony during this after Ioon's session.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-25
AGREE A GREAT ARMY SHOULD
 BE RAISED
By Associated Press.


 WASHINGTON, April 23.-With both houses of congress debating the war army bill it became more than ever apparent that there IS no fight over whether a great army shall be raised, the only question being what strength can be mustered by the op- ronents of selectivc draft.
 In the senate the passage of the general staff bill, virtually unchanged, is regarded as certain. On the house side the presidents supporters are con ident of success though the contest will be bitter. Discussion in the sem ate may continue until Saturday, but
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-25
KHAN OF KH|VA GIVES PEOPLE
 CONSTITUTION

LONDON, April 23.-Reuter's Pe- trograd correspondent says in re- sponse to popular demand the Khan of Khiva will grant a constitution to the people on broad democratic lines. Khiva is situated in Central Asia, northeast Of the Persian frontier. The khan is vassal of Russia.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-25
DEFENSE CLOSES

SANTA FEE, April g. - The de- fense rested at noon today in the trial of E. w. Blancett for the murder of Clyde Armour, after putting on more witnesses in the effort to show the alleged intoxication of Blancett.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-25
BRITAIN FIRST
 ID GET COIN

WASHINGTON, April B - Great Britain will receive the first proceeds, 10 an amount yet undetermined. of the S5,OOOOO0,OOO bond issue soon to kt offered the public. The amount of the British loan, it was stated authori- tatively, and other details will prob ably be announced by McAdoo in a few days.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-25
NO DANGER OF S[AVS GETTING
 COLD FEET
By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, April g. - Fur ther encouraging reports from Russia came in a dispatch to the State de- partment describing the effect there of Wilson's war address and declar- ing that Russia under its democratic provisional government is no more likely to abandon the war without achieving its object than is the Unit cd States.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-25

LONDON, April g. - \ pail o silence has fallen over the Centra Powers, serving to accentuatc the re. ports of grave internal troubles. Ir spite of the assertions of the German press that the great Berlin strike which involved at least 3O0,OOO work CTS, is over, there is evidence that the agitation is continuing.
 The Berlin Tageblatt admits that the members of two of the munition workers unions have refused to re- turn to work and says that those who persist in their refusal, will be called to the colors.
 The meager light which sifts through the veil of the German cen sorsh;D d,eappoar- -'l,.acly ir the case of Austria.
 Following persistent reports that Count Tisza, premier of Hungary and foremost exponent in the dual mon archy of the German idea, had resign ed, all information as to conditions in Vienna or Budapest ceased The one thing that appears certain is that the Socials and radicals in both empires have recently drawn much closer to- gether and that inhammatory lan- guage is being used with an impunity inconceivable in the earlier days of the war.
 In the meantime the revolutionary spirit which is rampant throughout Europe has given a sensational dem onstration in Sweden. The food situ- ation is ostensibly the cause of the remarkable events in Stockholm, where a great multitude of workers tried to force their way into parlia- ment buildings The fact that there were unrebuked shouts for republic and that the ominous word 'revolu- ton" was freely used give another aspect to the affair. The royal castle is under guard and more serious out breaks are predicted for May l.
 Meanwhile the armies of the British and French democracies are massing their guns and shells for another thrust against the German lines in France. The general opinion in the Allied capitals is that General Haig is about 10 make another great effort to smash his way through to Cambrai and Doual.
 Pending these developments public interest has been kccnly aroused by the cryptic words of Lord Curzon, member of the British war council:
 Keep your eye on Mesopotamia." The uninterrupted successes of the British forces in the valley of the Tigris, who arc now some 80 miles north of Bagdad, have given rise to the hope that Lord Curzons words are a prediction of some ovcrwhelm- ing blow against the shattered forces of the Sultan. The main Turkish forces are at present practically sur rounded by the British and Russian armies and the only road of retreat lies across an almost impossible desert.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-25
O|N|NOUS |S SILENCE IN CEN l RAJ
 EMPIRES

SINCE NEWS OF RESIGNA- TON OF PREMIER OF HUNGARY NO WORD OF CONDITIONS HAS BEEN RECEIVED; SWEDEN IS AFLAME WITH THE REV OLUTIONARY SPIRIT. ROUS SED OSTENSIBLY BY FOOD SHORTAGE.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-25
OFFERS STEEL PLANT

WASHINGTON. April 23.-Chas. NJ. Schwab today offered to the gov ernment the services of the Bethle- hem Steel plant in any way during the war.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-25
Can't Agree On
 Tariff Schedules
By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, April g. - The inability of Democratic and Rcpubli- can members of the ways and means committee 10 agree on tariff schedules probably will result in the omission of all proposed levies on goods now ad- mitted to this country free, from the war revenue measure.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-25
TreadweU Mine In
 Alaska Is Flooded
By Associated Press.

JUNEAU, Alaska, April g. - Ma chinery and equipment valued at Sl0.- 0O0,OO0 are believed to be a total loss, due to a flood in the mines of the Trcadwell system on Douglas island, opposite Juneau. All the miners es- capped
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-25
SECRECY 0F THE BALLOT WAS NOT
 OBSERVED

MAIN THING ABOUT THE ELECTION IN SWANSEA PRECINCT WAS IRREG- ULAR WAY IN WHICH IT WAS CONDUCTED; TICKETS MARKED IN ROOM WHERE OFFICIALS WERE MANY VIOLATIONS OF LAW OCCURRED.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-25
IS AGGR|EVED OVER OUR
 ATTITUDE

NO BASIS FOR SUSPIC- IONS, WHICH HAVE BEEN ENGENDERED BY THE AMERICAN PRESS AND GOVERNMENT, PAPER DECLARES; GERMAN MIN ISTER ECKHART HEAV- TEST CONTRIBUTOR AT BIG CHARITY BAZAAR.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-25
COPPER

NEW YORK, April g. - Copper quiet; spot and second quarter, % to 3Cc; third quarter, 2SI5 to BOG
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-25
MUST CURTA|L DRINKING IN
 COLORADO
TWO QUARTS WHISKEY UNDER NEW LAW IS ALL ONE HOUSEHOLD IS PERMITTED TO I'M PORT IN MONTH.
By Associated Press.

DENVER, April B. - Governor Gunter signed the liquor law permit tlng the importation of two quarts of whiskcy, six of wine or 24 of beer monthly by each household, signed the appropriation bill eliminating S69,000 from various departments, and vetoed the teachers tenure and public defender bills.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-04-25
SILVER

NEW YORK, April B. - Silver 72zs cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15
Compulsory Gloom

The exciting question Of putting out
the lights a. coast resorts can be left
10 the authorities to settle-with guess
that such restrictions will not be very
terrible for some time TO come. There is
the broader question Of pleasures in gen
cral. which each person must decide for
himself. Should We. forthwith close our
theatres and our country clubs. forego
dances and dinners and sit grimly at home
awaiting our fate?
There are a number OF excellent people
who feel and think that we should. We
think not We think that such al extreme
would be as foolish as that other extreme
Of Business as usual which msled Eng
land through many costly months. Il IS
not a light hearted time. Very few
Americans are escaping the ever increas-
ing sense of our national trial If ever
there was an hour for taking account Of
stock. spiritual and material, for cutting
out sentimentalism, for curbing eXtrava-
pance and reducing life to its worth while
clements it is the present.
But certain relaxation, certain
amount of play, is one Of the most worth
while things in life and one of the most
important 1t is not q luxury but neces-
sity-doubly so in such time as the
present. We must be very sure that our
pleasures do not interfere with any pos
sible service we could render our country.
We must as a matter of course stop every
element Of extravaganza and reduce our
entertainments 20 their simplest terms.
With these restrictions we should live as
normally as we may.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15
Britain 8 Pension Bill

..a. IH. Washington Fo.'I
one hundred and twenty-five million dol
Lars annually for many years to come is the
price that Great Britain must pay for her
military unprcparedness. If Great Britain
had been able 10 match the German army 1t
is hardly likely that there would have been
any war ], was because Germany felt that
She was indomitablc on land that she risked
the test
Moreover. experience teaches that the loss
Of life and percentage OF disablement iS much
larger ia am unframed srmy than in care
fully Disciplined army. A. the beginning Of
the wsr the percentage Of losses on the
French and British side was much higher than
on the German side Germany's preparedness
enabled her TO make an amazing advance with
few losses, while her enemies, by reason o.
their unpreparcdness and their shortage OF
guns and ammunition, were moved down like
wheat under a reaper.
Great Britain has done the humane thing
in establishing new pension plan under
which privates totally disabled will receive a
minimum OF about S6.S7 weekly or an alter
nate pension based on their earnings previous
10 the war The actuarial report accompany
ing the plan estimates the expense for the
first year a. Sl250G0,000. which sum il ex-
pec.ed TO decrease slowly as the years 80 by.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15
Ouakers and the War

...orI. ir Tho Ptlod.ipiia Lodp"H
O.e Of the best known members OF the
Society Of Friends in this community gives
me these astonishing figures:
twenty-five per cent Of all the men Quak-
cps of England are 1t ;he front lighting.
Sixty per cent Of the whole number arc en-
listed i'm some form of war work.
However. so many Of the remainder have
been imprisoned for their failure 70 90 to
war that the largest Friends meeting in the
whole kingdom ls now certain British jail.
The pcacc-loving Friend IN cur country
taught bv b., religion to hate war. may be
pac.fst. but he is usually a passive pacihst
he is rarely, # ever an ant-natonal pFoPa-
gandist.
Contrary to popular belief. the number Of
Friends in Philadelphia is relatively very
small Thorc are about $4,000. which means
only one ont Of 100 Of our population.
Many o. them are quito as enthusiastic
about war measures rs Colonel Roosevelt
himself The gentleman / have quoted IS a
s,anch believer in universal military train
inc. lie declares il could be made Of i'm
mcnse value in dsc.pluiHg our men for the
pursuits Of peace
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15
Vicious Tenement Changes

For many years real estate interests in
Brooklyn have sought legislation breaking
down the safety and sanitary standards
Of the tenement house law applying 70
three-family dwellings. This year their
bin has been presented at Albany by
Senator Lawson and Assemblyman Simp-
son in snguarly vicious form. It applies
&C. two classes Of dwellings-old single
family structures to Ne converted into
dwellings, Tor three l"i'AlleS' ana he"
structures rs 10 OoIh Glasses " j.
oolecuonaoIe ana GAN I''""'' III 'i'"C ~
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hght ana ar space an" aS 10 ne" ouI'u-
nGS parucuiaTlE IL Ie.>V"S requirements
intended 10 assure SaIe'E OF tenants
ne worst feature u '"iS O"' Is us
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15
10 America

From The Westminster Gd-ettej
When the fire sinks in the CRATE and night
has bent
Close wings about the room, and winter
stands
Hard-eyed 6efore the window, when the hands
Have turned the books last page and friends
are sleeping
Thought, as it were an old stringed instru-
ment
Drawn to remembered music, oft does set
The lips moving in prayer, for US fresh
keeping
knowledge or springtme and tho violet.
And. a. the eyes grow dim with many Gears,
The spirit runs more swiftly thar the feet.
Perceiyeg it, comfort. knows tina: it will meet
God Mt the end OF troubles, that the dreary
Last reaches of old age lead beyond tears
To happy youth uncnding. There is peace
In homeward waters. where at last the weary
Shall find rebirtn, and their long struggle
cease.
So At this hour, when the Old World lies
sick,
BEYOND the pain, the agony Of breath
Hard drawn. beyond the menace Of death.
DER graves and years leans out the eager
spirit.
First must the ancient die; then shall be
quick
New fires within Us. Brother. We shall make
Incredible discoveries and inherit
The fruits of hone. and love shall be awake.
CHARLES LANGBRIDGE MORGAN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15
The Teacher Speaks

tFroaa The Wos>,.,
They have passed and gone up the windy hill
And the room is dim and still
And four O'Clock this afternoon
Drifts in the pale white moon.
over the floor of dust and stains
II makes soft, pearly lanes.
And sit in my chair and think. and think
Watching the great room shrink.
The ghostly desks are facing ne
Each one is facing me.
And feel in the winter dusk the heart
OF the old room touch my heart
Outside the pane. 4 tree sways black
Like a dwarf with heavy pack,
A pack Of stars from the twilight hill
And the room is very still
The day has empted my jewellcd pack.
1t must brim ere they come back,
Starry lads and girls who speak,
Dreaming. so near my cheek.
Al, | must steal from the sky each gen
Ard fashion it bright for them;
Else how shall ! NEE. their morning eyes,
Their eyes that arc young and wise?
FLORENCE RIPLEY MASTIN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15
Editorial Absurditles

To the Editor Of The Tribune ,.. 4
Sir: Your editorial aosura..,s u, :,
unanimously increase from day 20 :, ,,,--
, grand climax when you laoot @,',s
in Mondays Transcription aas' va 20
COMPULSORY military service y .,
institution. Indeed, the methoa " .,,s'
ing % BY which such an inssn0 as
can be arrived at by any sane H'D'
,er Of pcrplexi;y TO me. 49,. ,gs
Should Congress disregard VII. ..,,,,S
the people. and. by enaetins
measure. force them 20 serve - :. -. ~
navy. It would usurp the power . a =
ra,ion against its desires, ins'e1 ga y
senting. as it should, its Will - Il y
would be Numerically opposes -,
ing notions Of a democracy ano -, d
democratic is to display ether
ity or deliberate peryersity'
Which, pray Is It IN '' Max HElfp
Brooklyn. April 10, 1911 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15
For Remembrance

from The WcsfniHst,r Go5ofte'
Let US remember how We came
To Fetching in the trees,
Where stood the high and misty down
Between Us and the seas.
lie. us remember how we crost
Ouse. Adur. Arun, three
Slight rivers rolling in their broad
Green valleys to the sea.
Let US remember most OF all,
When this bright air no more
We breathe, what young and morning oath
on the high hills we swore.
EDWARD SHANKS.