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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-11-02
COLONEL HOUSE, WILSON'S
FRIEND NOT A MYSTERY

him daily into the places where men
throng. If one wants to know about
him through motives other than those
of the idleaess of curiosity he can see
him and talk with him, and the
chances are that he will be told every
thing concerning the subject of his in
curing curiosity that any man of
modest mien and inclination naturally
would be willing to tell Colonel House
is genial man who seemingly never
has sought to define for personal use
the meaning of either of the words
coldness or austerity. He has a sense
OF humor well developed, and tenn
peramental warmth.
Secret of His Power.
In Houston. Texas, in the year 1858,
Edward M. House was born. He was
educated at the Hopkins grammar
school, New Haven. Conn, and at
Cornell university. He has been active
all his adult lie in Democratic politics.
but never has been a candidate for Of
flee.
Add to these admittedly meager de-
tails one fact and uDGuestionably you
will have the secret of this mans pow
er to attract other men to him for the
purpose of consultation or really high
public matters. From the day that ne
was old enough to undertake serious
study, Edward NJ. House has been deep
Ia the books of politics, economics and
legislation. He has marshaled in his
mind all the greater events which have
happened in these three words. More
over, he has the men, the things and
the motives connected with each case
constantly in procession before him.
He is quick to trace a cause to an eff
feet, or to go the reverse route. He
has been a student of human nature
as it has shown itself in many of the
great problems of human life. This
means that he has in him. or at any
rate men believe that he has in him,
the qualifications which go to make
up sound diplomat.
Through successive administrations
in Texas the governors of the state,
one after another, consulted Colonel
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-11-02

House on public matters. How deep
an impression he has made on Texas
legislative history never may be known
definitely, but there is enough salient
to make Texans know that they are
right in attributing to him many of
their public welfare acts.
Though not accounted wealthy in
these days Of huge fortunes, Colonel
House is quite well fixed financially
and is not engaged in business of any
kind.
Has Studied Hard.
l have talked to Colonel House and
have learned things which make me
feel that shall not go wrong when l
try to put an Interpretation upon some
of his methods of doing things. He Is
free enough to say that he has studied
hard at economic, political and leg's-
lative subjects. He probably even
would be willing to admit that he
thinks the results of these studies CON
tinued and their results retained, have
enabled him to be of some service
when men were seeking information
concerning events in the past which
have relation to events in the present
or events expected in the future.
Therefore, there is here man who
has held what he has studied, who
has collated and correlated the hap
penings of history, who has drawn
lessons from them, who takes an in
terest as deep in the living present as
he does in the dead past, and who men
believe is able to make his knowledge
serviceable. for old as it is let us say
it, history repeats itself.
Woodrow Wilson did not meet his
! friend Colonel House until the days
when he was holding Office as COVER
nor of New Jersey. 1t is said by
| friends of Mr.. Wilson that almost in
stantly he came to understand why
( the Texan had been of service along
/ constructive lines TO some of the gov
errors of the state in which he has
! lived most of his life. For six or sever
years Mr.. House has been the conf
dant and the counsellor of the presi
dent of the United States and seem
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-11-02

to LOcke'S Human Understanding"
and from this latter book of ''dismala-
ties" TO the lighter minded reader.
down to everything heavy and semi
heavy which was published to the
week of his death. Senator Hoar kept
his mental condition balanced by turn
ing not merely from the heavy to the
light on occasion, but to the actual
featherweights of fiction. He read
Nick Carter"
Woodrow Wilson, 1t is said, turns
away from the studies of states, past
and present and in prospective to the
reading of what the English call penny
dYeadfuls, and what the Americans in
the old days called yellow backs. 1t
is said that the speaker of the house
! of representatives, Champ Clark, stops
! frequently his mental digging into all
kinds of history to take up for relief
/ purposes books of the kind which
make, a boy happy.
Reads Good Fiction.
In the library OF Colonel House
/ there is plenty ef good fiction. He
does not turn to Nick Carter nor 10
The Hidden Hand" of Mrs f. D. L.
N. Southworth, nor yet to "Owl Face,
/ The Pawnee" Of Beadle dime novel
fame, but he manages to keep the men
tai balance even by an evening lamp
hour or two with the writer's of fic-
/ ton VIII can lay claim to what the
/ book revle eers cali literary merit.
Today Colonel House is entering up
on the wcrk of preparing material
which one day, perhaps far in the flu
ture, will be serviceable to the Ameri-
can commissioners at the great peace
/ conference. Another has written this
/ concerning tue choice by the president
/ of Colonel House for this work HE
/ is peculiarly ualified for it by his dip
loniatic expert ence of recent years, By
his study of political problems which
the war has raised and by his integrity
of mind and character"
sherlock, win you take on the
House Mystery Case?"
Mystery? my dea' Watson, there
Isn't any"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-11-02

rLsiy nme enough has goae Us ana
things enough have been proved or
disproved to give certainty 10 the
word that Woodrow Wilson has found
Edward NJ. House an advisory asset.
There hardly can be much of real
mystery about a man who twice since
this great war began las been sent
abroad as special commissioner for
the president of the United States. Col.
onel House has been twice in Berlin,
five times in Paris, and frequently in
other of che great European capitals.
Some DAY it may be thai Woodrow
Wilson will write what may be called
an photographed review of his nd
minlstration. If he does 1t is entirely
likely that the part taken by Colonel
House in the shaping OF some of the
policies of the president may be given
the page place which many men be-
lieve that it deserves.
No Mystery There.
While living in New York Colonel
House resides in an apartment not
very far uptown. 1t is a homelike
place where good books are found and
where good friends may come. 1t is a
genial place and no curtain of mystery
hangs over the door of any one of its
rooms. Men go there and are well
come. They go and they talk. Man
learns as much from man as he learns
from books and more perhaps If we
believe the ancient saying about the
proper study of mankind.
asked Colonel House what his rec
reations are. He said, "Friends. reads
Ing and walking" His library shelves
show the kind of books that he has
read, still is reading and will continue
to read, for those in the book cases
are made the companions day by day
of the others as they come from the
hands of writer's worth while.
No man probably can read politics,
legislation, economics and history con-
stantly without getting some of DR..
Dry-as-Dust's characteristics. So 1t Is
that Colonel House does not read the
four formidables constantly. He turns
to fiction and here one finds something
of possibly more than passing human
interest
George Frisbie Hoar of Massachus-
etts was one of the scholars in politics.
1t was said of him that he had read
everything from Aristophanes' Frogs"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-11-02
Unofficial Counsellor of the Pres
ident Is a Modest But Well
Posted Man.
STUDENT OF WORLD AFFAIRS
Now Gathering Data on Economic and
other Problems Which Must Be
Solved at the Peace TabIe-Has
Qualifications That Go to Make
a Sound Diplomat.

AUTHORS NOTE-Men have made a
mystery of the life and the doings of Col.
Edward NJ. House, the friend and adviser
of woodrow Wilson. If there has been
mystery, It is none of the ColonePs max
Ing. / venture the hope that whatever
may have seemed to be hidden Is dis
closed in this article. the material for
which was obtained in the only way In
which such material can be obtained, by
direct personal contact, inquiry and
study.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-11-02
Water Mining.

A water power method for 6reaAius
down rock In masses instead oL -
bling it sas been invented In LurOp0
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-08-10

twenty-five years ago. It has now
spread to greater Or less extent
throughout the middle west and is &C.
casionally found in the south and on
the Pacific coast. Blackhead occasion
ally affects grown turkeys, but It most
ly occurs among young turkeys be-
tween the ages of six weeks and four
months. When a flock becomes in
fected and nothing is done to prevent
its spread so per cent or more of the
turkeys in the flock usually die.
The symptoms of blackhead are such
that unless the bird is killed and an
examination of the internal organs
made it is difficult to tell whether, the
disease is blackhead or some other all
ment. The bird drinks great deal.
but refuses to eat and grows steadily
weaker until it's death, which usually
occurs a few days or week after the
weakness is first noted. Diarrhea
commonly occurs, and the droppings
vary in color from white to brown, but
are usually bright yellow. The head
Of the turkey sometimes turns dark,
and it is from this symptom that the
name blackhead originated. This is an
unfortunate term, as the head often
does not turn dark, and even though
it does it merely indicates that the
bird is sick from some ailment that
may or may not be blackhead. On
opening turkey that has died of
blackhead one or both Of the coca, or
"blind CUTS" are found to be enlarged
and plugged with cheesy material,
and the liver is more or less covered
with spots, varying in color from gray.
ish white to yellow.
No positive cure for blackhead has
been found. AS in the case Of all 9TH
er infectious diseases, the sick bird
should Immediately be removed from
the flock to prevent further spread
Of the disease. and if very sick it is
best to kill it and burn the body. Clean
out the roosting place and spread lime
in places most frequented by the tur-
keys. Keep disinfectant in the
drinking water. Potassium permanga-
nate is a good antiseptic, sufficient
quantity of the crystals being added to
give the water wine color, which for
every gallon Of water will take about
as much of the chemical as can be
placed on q dime. If the turkeys are
being fed heavily their ration should
be reduced. as overlooking predisposes
to the disease. The feeding of sour
milk has been found of advantage in
keeping turkeys in good health and in
reducing the activities Of the organism
causing blackhead.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-08-10
Liver Trouble In Poultry.

Unless a postmortem examination Is
made the symptoms Of this ailment
are misleading. A bird so afflicted is
Enthusiastically sick, but it is difficult to
distinguish this trouble from other
forms of disease. When examined
after death the liver is found to be
greatly enlarged and filed with blood
and so tender that it is easily torn. 1t
is caused by overlooking. too rich a
diet or a ration unsuited to conditions.
If it is suspected that the other birds
in the flock are similarly affected cor
rect the ration. give plenty of green
food and encourage exercise in the
open air.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-08-10
POULTRY
AND EGGS
DISEASES OF TURKEYS.

BIaekhead Is One of the Most Destrue.
tive of the Common Ailments.
Prepared by United States department of
agricultural
Turkeys are subject to most of the
diseases and ailments affecting fowls.
OF these the most common infectious
diseases are blackhead. chicken pox
(sore head and roup. Timber neck
and impaction of the crop are non.
infectious ailments quite often found
among turkeys. OF the parasites lice
are the most injurious, especially
among young turkeys, and unless some
effective means has been taken to de-
stroy them they can usually be found
on every turkey in the flock.
OF the infectious diseases, blackhead
is the most destructive among tur.
keys. This disease first became seri
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-08-10
DEHORNING CAL YES.
Growth Of Horns Can Easily Be Pre-.
vented by Proper Treatment.


Prepared by United States department of
agricultural
In the average dairy it is better that
cows be without horns, as the danger
of their hooking one another is thus
prevented. Only In pure bred herds,
where the appearance Of the herd is
considered important from a show or
sale point of view, is there any justi-
f1cation for allowing horns to grow.
1t is much easier to prevent the growth
Of horns than to remove them.
The points that ultimately will de-
velop into horns can be felt as small
buttons embedded I'm the skin. The
prevention is most effective if the treat
ment is applied when the buttons are
just large enough to be felt, which is
usually between the third and the sew
enth days.
To prevent their development the
hair should be removed from the horn
buttons. A stick of caustic potash or
soda, wrapped in paper to protect the
hands of the operator, is then moisten-
ed with water and rubbed on each
horn button two or three times. allow.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-08-10
DAIRY WISDOM.

o Type is not the real test Of
0 cows value. The scales and
o tester are better indications.
Every year the farmer Won
o ders how the pasture is going to
hold out, says the Farm Journal.
1t is pretty safe guess that it
will fall off about August. Be
ready for it. Don't overload the
pastures.
o Salt, shade and water are es-
o sential to the development Of a
dairy herd. Stagnant water is
o unfit for the stock. Drain the
marshes and ponds or fence the
cattle away from them.
0 Where chronic dysentery is
present in dairy herd try
o washing the cows udders with a
o 2 per- cent solution of coal tar
o disinfectant before allowing the
calves to suck.
o A COW with the ability to make
o good records is hindered in pro-
o duction If handled by an ignO-
o rant herdsman.
o o o 0 o o o o o o
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-08-10

appear in the garden. 1t is less work
to keep garden clean from the be-
ginning than it is after the weeds have
made good start Weeds are gross
feeders and rob the garden plants OF
food and moisture they require.
Dandelions, plantain and dock can
best be removed from the lawn by cut
ting them off below the crown. Fill
up the holes with earth. Cut the
weeds every two weeks and all will
soon disappear.-New York Sun.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-08-10

Ing the caustfc to dry after each ap-
plication. Care should be taken to
apply the caustic, which should not be
too moist, to the buttons only, for If
1t touches the surrounding skin it will
cause unnecessary pain. Immediately
after the application the calf also
should be protected from rain, in or.
der to prevent the caustic from spread
ing.
If the operation is carefully perform
ed the horns will make no growth. If
scurs or horn growths appear it is an
indication that the caustic was not
properly applied.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-08-10
Provide Lime For Hens.

When the ration lacks mineral mat.
ter the eggshels are tender. Hens
then become ravenously hungry for
time. They begin to eat their eggs to
get more lime for making eggshells.
Lack OF mineral matter in the food is
the principal reason why hens eat
eggs. Cracked oyster shells. mortar
bones. ETC.. should be accessible 20
fowls at all times
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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-08-10

A Western minister declares dining
has become lost art, but he probably
means eating.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-08-10

Keep the Weeds Down.
Attack the weeds as soon as thew
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25
MINNESOTA GRADUATES
GIVE ANNUAL BANQUET

Discussing days on the campus" the
Washington Association Of the Uni
versity of Minneota held its annual
banquet and business meeting in the
crystal room Of the New Ebbitt last
night
Representatives Sydney Anderson anG
Clarence Benjamin Miller. Of that State,
both graduates of the university, were
the guests of honor.
President William Kinds made the ad.
dress of welcome, which was responded
to by W. A. Wheeler. newIy-electeG
president. Other addresses were made
by DR.. John H. Gray. of the economics
department of the university: DIR. j. 8.
Young, also Of the economics depart
ment; n. N. Williams. Prof c. w.
Thompson, Mrs. Mary Miles West, and
DIR. Victor Clark.
Resolutions expressing profound grier
over the loss of James Gray. a former
president Of the association, were
adopted.
Newly-elected officers include Mrs.
Mary Miles West. vice president; r.
Maynard Peterson, secretary. and
Martin E. Anderson, treasurer.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25
.SAYS women should
SMOKE Cigarettes
This Mother Lets Her Daughters In
dulge- Champions Habit.
,scial to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald
New York, March A-Devoted mothers
who love to watch wraiths Of cigarette
smoke fiirt with the kissing steam from
the kettle as they hum their way about
the spotless kitchen, take heart, for a
champion who believes in the cigarette
for women. at home or abroad, has
reached New York.
She is Mrs. Mary E. Roberts, who has
lived many years in Havana, but who II
now at the Majestic Hotel, New York
city, with an unlimited supply of cigar
cites, a diamond-studded cigarette holder
and the determination to do battle with
all opponents of nicotine, including DR..
Charles W. Pease and the elusive, the
coy, the delightful Annette Hazelton.
Mrs. Roberts believes that women
should smoke if they have the "yen,"
which Is the way the desire for a whiff
or SO of tobacco has been described. The
picture of Mrs Elizabeth Dudka, of Eliz-
abeth, N. J., smoking as she rocked the
baby to sleep and kept an eye on the
broiling chops, aroused her enthusiasm.
rs smoking immoral?" Mrs Roberts
wants to know, and answers, mo, II Is
not" Therefore the only fault she finds
with It Is that women have been too Sc
cretive. To stop this she says she'd form
a Women Smokers Defense League IL
necessary. Mrs. Roberts has two grand
daughters, one married. Both smoke.
and she approves OF It.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25
80 lie; MILLHNSLOST
NWlLD INDIANA STORM
Nealy 300 Persons Injured When
Tornado Sweeps State.

IBI the International News Seryiee.)
Inianapolis. Ind. March A.-The most
deAructive storm that has swept Indiana
In many years took a toll of more than
fly lives. injured between 200 and 800
pesons and caused property damage
estimated at nearly 5000, 900.
At New Albany. Ind, the death list
NV totals forty-five and ten persons are
Kissing. according to a statement issued
" Mayor Morris. Two hundred were in
fred.
Near Carlisle. Ind, two persons we're
Blled
One farmer was killed at Fiat Rtck.
H.. near the Indiana State line, and three
persons were injured.
Two women were fatally injured netr
Corydon, Ind
Four persons were injured. two fatally.
near Muncie. Ind.
The storm broke on the fourth anni
versary of the visit paid by a tornado to
Terre Haute. Ind. with a loss of seven
teen lives. Only thirteen days ago q
tornado killed twenty-five persons al
New Castle, Ind.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25
GIRLS DECLlRE MAN
MADE them STEAL
-Four Young Pole, Caught After Raid
On Ca. Confess.

special TO The washtston Herald.
Philadelphia. March 2I-Four young
Folish girls, foirteen and fifteen years
old, today admitted to the police OF the
Pennsyivania Rilroad that they had been
going about II masks during the night
and early mrninng hours during the
last few moths robbing freight cars
and giving IL proceeds of their raids
TO man whon they speak Of as Bob, "
and say. "Ht had US where he wanted
u.s." One ofthe girls has both parents.
one has only mother. while the other
two are orphns.
Capt Blaclenburg. Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad poce. was tapping at box-car
doors aroud Front and Reed streets
to see tha they were locked. Out OF
one car thee came a little scream and the
detective rlled the door open and leaped
inside. Don't shoot" cried a girls
voice. 'Ihave nothing in my hand"
He foyld Mary Sherotofsky. Saifteen
years old crouched in one corner of the
car with some mems clothing held up
before er as II for protection. She
was arrsted and struggled alongside her
captor. :rying out her story.
Three OF the girls are able to speak
English only slightly.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25
dollar IS NOT DOLLAR
while war Continues
Worth More in Belliserent Countrie.
Less in United States.

Have you thought of how the war hal
affected the American dollar?
Mr.. Common Man will go into a grocery
Iout Columbia road or northeast some
where. and for the same groceries hI
paid 81 for last year he will have to pay
H-& or more. In other words, a 81 note
or coin IL not worth 81 In exchange-itl
worth only 70 or 80 cents.
II you were in Vienna with your dollar
today its purchasing value would be
worth H.5 In Russia 1t Is worth 81. 81, in
Italy H-l. in Germany $40, and In
France a.13. In London It Is worth 1.02.
But in the neutral countries It is a diff
ferent story. In Spain our dollar Is
worth only 50 cents, in Sweden, Norway
and Denmark, 80 cents; in Switzerland, 81
cents, and in Holland 80 cents
Put IN table form II looks this way, the
first column giving the par value Of the
foreign coin in American money, the sec
ond column the value now, and the third
column the worth of the American dollar
now:
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25
Is CENTS LOAF
FOR english BREAD
British Feel Pinch of German Blockade.
Potatoes Almost Unobtainable.


(By the International News Service }
London, March A-While Germany's g
unrestricted submarine war has not
starved England, 1t Is causing privations
which are being borne with patriotic for
titude.
The decisive steps which will be taken
next week by the food controller to pre-
vent the boarding of provisions are es-
pecially satisfying to the laboring class
es and socialists.
Restaurants and hotels are cutting
down the size Of meats, and prices are
being increased, but this burden falls
chiefly upon the well-to-do.
On Monday the price of a four-pound
loaf Of bread will be raised to 25 cents
an increase OF 13 cents since the outbreak
Of the war. This will be the highest price
charged for bread in London since the
Crimeah war.
Potatoes are almost unobtainable for
the poor. but this scarcity is Offset by
the plentitude of onions, carrots and cab
bages. Sugar, however, still presents a
serious problem.
The Times says that the need for in
creasing the production of food In 1917 is
as great as was the need for increasing
the supply of shells and guns in 1915.
Lord Devonport, the new food controller,
and the board OF agriculture, are meet
ing the serious problems face to face, and
care IL taken to let the people know the
actual conditions.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25
COUNTY LEAGUE SECEDEs

The Just Government League of Prince
George County has Withdrawn from the
State league because of its af1liation
with the National Woman's Party and
has applied for membership in the Ma
uonai American Woman's Suffrage As
sociation. Maryland branch.
This action does not change the DUR
Dose Of the organization.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-25
will You Stake
a Few Dollars
to Make a Fortune?

You may know a man who remembers when building
lots on Main Street could be bought for $50 apiece and
you may also know the man who BOUGHT them. One is
dreamer with big memory and small bank account; the
other "doer" with big bank account. The successful
man. instead of dreaming about the Past does something
the Present because he's dreaming about the Future, HIS
future This is OPPORTUNITY for YOU! Don't delay; it
won't do you any good years hence remember about
it. ACT TODAY