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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-22

ments OF John Hays Hammond and
ether men eminent along the same lines.
His heart was set on doing big things,
and ne was willing to make personal
sacrifices in order to gain his end. 1t is
related that while student at the Leland
Stanford Junior university he was
employed as a laundry agent, and took
on other jobs equally as mental. AS
usual in such cases, he made his way
thru college very creditably, and from
/ this point onward his progress was not
only remarkable, but exceptional.
Upong leaving college he was APP
pointed to take charge of a geological
survey in Arizona, and in the Sierra
Nevadas. He was next made assistant
manager of the Carlisle mines in New
Mexico, after which he was given rapid
advancement until he filled the post Of
engineer of the Imperial Bureau of Mines
in China.
The only sketch of his carer at hand
meagre and condensed in the extreme,
giving only bone-dry facts, becomes
almost romantic when it tells of the
little barefoot Iowa boy becoming in
succession the trusted consulting engineer
of mining corporations in different parts
of the world, the authorized representa-
tive of hundred millions of capital,
director of properties almost beyond
price and the employer Of 100000 men.
He is recognized, in reality, as second
John Hays Hammond. He is accorded
distinction as one of the big men of the
world. He is consulted by cabinets.
Mr.. Hoover is silent man, according
to all newspaper interviewers who have
been assigned to the task of making him
talk. It is said that he allows the inter-
viewer to do most of the talking.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-22

to return to this state Mr.. Arhart
came with them and on August IS,
1867, Mr.. and Mrs. Arhart were married
at High Forest, Mower county, MINI.
They lived on farm near Rochester
for a time, and in 1869 came to West
Newton, where Mr.. Arhart purchased a
farm OF $40 acres. In 1902 Mr.. Arhart
retired from farming and the family
came to this city to make their home.
The following are the surviving
children, ten having been born to them; ;
Charles w. Arhart, Fargo, N. D.; Louis
Arhart, West Newton; Mrs. A. F. Rieke.
Fairfax; Edward R. Arhart, Grand
Forks, N. D.; Mrs. G. A. Ottomeyer.
New Ulm; Henry Arhart, Thief River
Falls; Ira Arhart and Mrs. w. E. Engel-
bert, New Ulm.
There were also eighteen grandchildren
present at the festal occasion Saturday.
The entire community joins in con-
graduating Mr.. and Mrs Arhart on this
Joyous occasion.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-22
<Yyrammy In America

S1'yramny In America
Certainly, there never was greater
need for men, real men, thinkers who
acan stop in the midst of passion and
prejudice that are rife just now to give a
clear and unbiased decision when it
(scomes to matters of patriotism. Here
we have in Minnesota a tyranny more
absolute than any one dreamed could
possibly exist in free America and yet
in the blindness of prejudice induced by
war hysteria, who can see clearly that
it is tyranny that is being practiced
every day? Few indeed except those
directly affected by the tyranny. And
yet, justice demands that even those
who are not affected by the stringent
rulings of the Safety Commission should
stand up for the rights of those who are
wrongfully put down by those rulings. It
ecan not possibly be fair to prohibit anti
&draft meetings so long as loyalty meetings
care allowed. One set of ideas has as
much right to be given publicity as any
other set. Nobody in New Ulm protests
against the holding of loyalty meetings
Toy those whose inclinations run that way
tut the "loyalists' have secured a ruling
that no more peace meetings may be
held What justice is there in such con-
duct of affairs of state? How long can
we bare facedly call this Free America?
But who cares, except the man who SUI
fers under the ruling? Too true it is
Eat it makes diff. renee whose OK is
agored: No one cares rap until his
Gown liberty is endangered. A nice,
self sh lot we are
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-22

in the public interest.
The essential point in the land question
is how to maintain a tenure that will give
to the individual all that he produces,
and at the same time give to the COM
munity all that it produces. Mr.. Kent's
proposed leasing system would no doubt
do that, and if we were nation of
philosophers, entering upon an alb
solutely new territory such a system
might be adopted. But since this is a
nation of creatures of limited mental
grasp, and victims of long established
habit, and heirs to a long established
system of land tenure, it would no doubt
be better to fellow the natural bent of
mind when it secures the same result.
For when all is said and done is not
ownership in fee, subject to a tax that
takes annually the value the community
confers upon it., but with all improve
ments and labor values, exempted, equal
to any leasing system?
The point. raised by the adherants of
the leasing system is that if title were
reposed in the state, conditions as to
its use could be imposed. The very
thing advanced by these people is already
obtained. That power is now inherited
in the state. The owner of land is not
permitted to do with it as he pleases.
He must respect the rights of his neigh
bors, and as population increases his
limitations as to the use of his land
grow. Building ordinances in cities
INIT the material, size and use of
buildings. There is no restriction that
can be put in a lease that may not be
imposed in title.
Under conditions now existing and
likely to continue it is believed that the
single tax proposition will correct the
present inconsistency of allowing the
land owner and Spectator to profit from
the labors of his neighbor without any
exertion on his own part.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-22
Senator LoFolLte's Platform

Inthe face of all the abuse that is being
heaped upon the head of Senator Robert
M. La Toilette of Wisconsin for the cour-
sageous stand that he has taken, before
and since the declaration of war, it is
only fair that the people should know
just where he stands. They should also
know why he has taken and held to his
present position. That the public may
understand this matter, The Review is
:: glad to be able to print the senator
platform, which is extremely concise
land to the point. Here it is:
First-La Toilette believes war for us
might have been avoided if wise and
consistent policy had been adopted by
our government from the beginning, and
1that the world war might now be ended
saf the United States had used it's great
power and resources in cooperation with
other neutral nations to bring about a
.,iust settlement on terms of lasting peace.
Second La Toilette believes this
scountry should exercise it's great inhu-
eance and leadership to secure agreement
among the warning nations, and that this
nation should steadfastly resist any de-
mand which may come from other coun-
tries that we shall bear the burden of a
prolonged European war for political ag-
grandizement or commercial supremacy.
Third-La Toilette recognizes the fact
sof war and believes we should meet its
responsibilities fairly and squarely. Rev
'senues must be raised for the conduct Of
the war; the young men, the flower oil
the nation, who must risk their lives in
7the awful strife, should receive every
possible consideration.
Fourth-La Toilette will stand now
and always for the ideals of democracy
No forces, however powerful and bold
will prevent La Toilette from fighting tt
place the financial burden of war or
those who profit by the war.
What more could any American either
aao, who has the welfare Of the United
States more at heart that that of som,
Noreign nation?
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-22
More Than Single Tao
Is Suggested .-...''

A system Of leasing lands, in addition
to the single tax plan, is an idea pre-
sented by William Kent, member of
the Federal Tariff commission, in COM
prehensive article published in The
Public magazine of August II. Mr.
Kent goes to the bottom of the high cost
of living problem by naming as one of
the chief causes the increase in land
values. He points out the necessity Of
converting these land values into the
public treasury as means of lowering
the cost Of production. While he be-
lieves the single tax to be the means for
beginning this restoration Of the peoples
rights, he expresses doubt as to whether
something more will not have to be added
to complete it's purpose.
Mr.. Kent is inclined to the idea that
the ultimate solution of the land question
will be system of leasing. This point
has been raised before, but the editor Of
The Public, discussing Mr.. Kent's
communication, believes that it is a
question if it is not after all, change in
the terms applied to the same idea. The
following is quoted from Mr.. Kent's
article:
81 do not believe that if Henry George
had lived he would have confined his
revenue system to the taxation of land,
either as abstractly perfect or concretely
feasible, and think he would have
recognized the fact that after taxing all
of the rental value out of the land and
forcing the owner to the trouble of
cashing his crops and turning in taxes,
no benefit of holding title would appear.
Just as millions of acres Of chopped over
timber lands have been permitted to
revert to tie state rather than to irritate
the owner with taxation charges, in the
same way this taxing of the unearned
increment would eventually throw the
land back to the taxing community.
The taxation plan would be .self-de-
structive and leasing system would
take it's place, an evolution to be devoutly
sought, and one only to be reached thru
taxation or revolution"
|. The believer in the single tax system
is in full accord with Mr.. Kent in the
conclusion that taxation is the means of
producing this evolution, but questions
the idea that the evolution will end in a
leasing system in which the tenant, while
retaining the full fruits of his own labor
will pay to the community rental
equivalent to the value that the com
munity has conferred upon the land
The single taxer is likely to say that
Mr.. Kent, in describing his leasing
system has set forth the identical idea
that is intended to be conveyed by the
term single tax.
/ A leasing system that would protect
both the community and the land use1
in their respective rights would have to
be of long duration, and accord to the
tenant full title to his improvements
Mr.. Kent suggests that the lease might
be perpetual, providing the terms were
carried out by the occupant, and required
the fullest ard best use 81 the praoperty
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-22
RURAL CARRIERS ExAMINATIC N

There will be Rural Mail Carriers
Examination for Brown County held in
New Ulm and in Sleepy Eye Saturday,
Ang. rs. In New Ulm the examination
v0M be conducted at the High School.
Building. There is one vacancy to Re
filled On the New Ulm routes.
Some of the new wheat being brought
TO market runs considerably over 7eight
and the crop seems to be remarkably
good one all around. Weather has been
aad still is of the finest. e--s,s-4<-s.....
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-22

Daniel Pickett, who founded the
Sibley County Independent at Hender-
son in 1878, died at his home in Los
Angeles, Cal, August l. Mr.. Pickett,
who was 70 years old, was well-known
attorney, editor and county official in
Sibley county from 1865 until 1884,
when he removed to California.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-22
What Is Misconduct?

AT a public meeting in this city, on
the evening of July Is, Major Albert
Pfaender, in an address told the men who
had been drafted that the government
was acting wholly within its rights;
that Congress had perfect right to pass
the draft law, and that it was the duty
of every drafted man to respond. A
Two weeks ago resolution, intro
educed by an upstart lawyer Of Mankato,
was adopted by the State Bar associa
ttion, demanding the disbarment of Major
Pfaender, on the grounds of misconduct.
In Heavens name, what is misconduct?
Will this man Bowen, the Mankato up
start, kindly inform an anxious public?
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-22

It seems to be nip-and- tuck as to which
employs the most persistent press agents,
5he United States government or the
automobile manufacturers.
The Washington times., 1917-11-28
HELP WANTED-MALE

ACTIVE, Ambitious man can increase his
income By handling accident and health
Insurance during his spare timed torsmen
and timekeepers preferred; special oppor.
tunity. National Casualty Co.. Detroit. Mich.
LIS
The Washington times., 1917-11-28
PROPOSALS

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS, D. C.,
washington. D. c., Nov. .. I9ii Sealed
proposals will Be received at this office, Room
800 District Building. until ESQ D. m, Dec
3, 1911 for excayating and bacshling for Is
inch water main. Specifications and form Of
proposal may Be ohteinsd at Room a. Dis
trtct building LOUIS BROwNLOw, JOHN
q. ID. KNIGHT, ". 'GWYNN GARDINER
Commissioners, d. G.. -
OFFICE OF TIE COMMISSIONERS DIS
TRICT OF COL UMBLA, NOVEMBER eO
1911 SEALED PROPOSALS VIII be received
al the office Of tn Secretary OF the Beard OF
Commissioners, Room SOC. District Building,
until two O'Clock. P. II, December 4. iaif.
ING No. l0l. located In Ricss Road. near
Blair Road sWoodburn. d. c. Blank ferns
OF PROPOSAL plans and Specifications and an
necessary formation may be Obtained from
tIta Chief Clerk. Engineer Dspartment Room
AZ. District Building. Washington. %. c
deposit OF Ave dollars VIII he required OF bid
ders 10 insure the return OF the plans aEd
at,sI ia caSlons. LOUIS BROwNLOW, JOHN
q. .. KNIGHT. W. GwYNN GARDINER.
Commissioners. D. G. IL
The Washington times., 1917-11-28

HAND IRONERS and press operators. WEST
END LAUNDRY, l723 Pa. ave. ". W. LIS
The Washington times., 1917-11-28

BAR BER-FirSt-claSS; good
guarantee. H. S. ROBINSON,
436 9th st. N. w. AT
BARBEHSLrwo wanted foa NATIONAL
HOTEL BARBER SHOP. sT
RARBER-Hust Dc nrst-clAss; salary and
commission. Al 12th u. N. ". -
DOOKBRDER-A forwarder. GEORGE A
6uEONDS 4 CO., eoz-S1o T IT. N. ". .
BOn1ERMAKERs. mAchinists. mrssengerH
white and oolorsd lAborers. Apply Room
60 Union Station.
The Washington times., 1917-11-28
HELP WANTED-MALE

PoRTER-Colored. Apply JAPANESE BA-
ZAAR, 1882 st. n. w. 1925
PLUMBERS AND HELPERs--At once.
439 q st. y. W. 1-2S
The Washington times., 1917-11-28

GENTLEMAN desires room
and board, preferably with
private family. State terms,
conveniences, etc. BOX 291,
Times Office. 2Ss
The Washington times., 1917-11-28
Furnished.

Iith ST. n. W.. s55s-Large front room; ID
floor; convenient to three car lines; private
family; to two ladies; employed Col. Is-ss-J
The Washington times., 1917-11-28
FOR RENT-0FFICES

oFFICE-suitabIs for attorney or real estate:
furnished or unfurnished; terTns reasonable.
40 6th st. N w ieu
The Washington times., 1917-11-28

GENTLEMAN in Government position de-
sires two rooms and bath unfurnished in
apartment, hottl c. equivalent convenient To-
cation: S65 per month; differences required
and given. BOX 2S4, Times office. lseS
The Washington times., 1917-11-28
LOST AND FOUND

on CABIN JOHN car or in shopping district,
q y. A R. pin: owners name and number
on back Phone W. 100, or sS Pa. ave,
room "a IS
The Washington times., 1917-11-28
HELP WANTED-MALE

Apply bet. 4 and p. m,
CHIEF ENGINEER. Emergency Hospital.
The Washington times., 1917-11-28
FOR RENT-H0USES

SOS RHODE ISLAND AVE. n. w.-1-roon
all improvements; good condition, Se5-5o. D
N. GOoDACRE. SIS University pl- n. w.
The Washington times., 1917-11-28
APARTMENTS TO LET
Furnished.

ELEGANTLY ard completely flrnIshsd
housekeeping apartment fnlahognny chairs
and dining room table. large sanitary COUCH
china. rugs. etc. all newl IN new and up
to-date elevator apartment building: apart
ment includes large kitchen, living room. re-
ception hall. hath and lighted closet feet
square: references reuuirtd special price. 80
70 party guaranteeing not 70 sublet for .
period Of months Or more and to take pos
session Immediately. !. Gail TO inspect 70
or 7:50 TO $40 3. n.
Apartment m, Copley Courts.
1874 1Ith 81. tone block from Dupont Circls.l
Phone Sg11 -
The Washington times., 1917-11-28

Wanted-ROoms and Board.
The Washington times., 1917-11-28

WARN south or east room. with or without
board. by lady employed: Mt Pleasant
BOX 80 Times office. 90
The Washington times., 1917-11-28
ROOMS AND BOARD
Do Find What Want in Columns Phone Main
$3.50 and Ask for MANAGER OF CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
With or without Board.

Ilth ST. N. w. i4os-For Jswish men. rpons
with Or without board; nicely furniiAsd:
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-27

himself too sick to do anything until
the call for help in Atlanta came and
all but about five or six volunteered
to go. We could not get special cars
so we walked from here nearly to
Ponce de Leon avenue. | was on duty
twenty hours without relief-from 4
D. n. until noon yesterday. | fouhgt fire
until ten o'clock; from ten until sew
en- the next morning I acted as tele-
phone orderly from headquarters to
companies 10, s and l, and from seven
until noon / did guard and police duty
on Forrest avenue and Boulevard. |
was sure tired last night as | could
not sleep Sunday night on account
of my arm. Although handicapped by
bum" arms our boys did great work
and stopped the fire everywhere they
tackled it. About fiIty blocks We're
burned and it presented dismal
sight yesterday. Nothing but bare
chimneys and gray ashes as far as one
could see"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-27
SOLDER BOYS TO THE RESCUE
AT ATLANTA FIRE.

Our soldier boys in training at
Fort Mcpherson responded to their
ccuntrys first call for service last
week when they did their Bit in
giving aid in the great Atlanta fire. 1t
might seem q Slight service in com
parison to going into actual combat
with deadly enemy, and yet the service
rendered by these boys on this their
first call, bordered on the heroic and
was of great value to Atlanta in her
hour Of distress and devastation. The
alacrity with which the boys respond
ed to the distress signal; the enthu-
siasm and eagerness which charac-
terized their every step Of five
mile march TO the firing line and
their powers of endurance through the
continuous hours Of duty, but gave
evidence Of the sterling qualities OF
southern manhood now in training for
Uncle Sans great army Cordele feels
a. personal interest in the training
camp at Fort Mcpherson fer III that
throng of boys training for service,
are some of her own bright, prOmis-
ing young men, sacrificing business
careers to volunteer their services to
their country to aid in upholdinG her
great ideals. An extract from a LEI
ter from Beranrd Boatright to his
father telling Of some of the eXpe-
rfences Of the boys in the great fire
in Atlanta is very interesting, and we
secured Judge Boatright's consent to
give us the extract from the letter.
1t is now Sergeant Boatright Mr.,
Boatright having received this APP
Dointment soon after entering the
training camp. The extract, quite in
teresting, is as follows:
'Received your letter Sunday, but
I had just had my second shot OF
serum and put off answering until
the next day, and then the big fire
came. All of our fellows had laid up
aI morning and we had had no drills
Of any kind. and every man thought
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-27
CORA HARRIS, WRITER,
IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

iIN % HIOC 49, 1 --IE /
Mrs Cora harris WHO was painfully
injured last week near her home Sin
the Valley" Pine Log, Ga, is much
better and will soon be at her desk
again.
NJ rs. Harris had driven into Carriers
Vile to bring her father, Colonel
White, to the train. She was prepar-
ing to return to the country, when the
horse she was driving became fright
ened at the outgoing train and over
turned the buggy, Mrs. Harris being
violently thrown.
She was taken home by physicians
and friends, and her injuries, though
most painful. are not considered per
manenly Injurious. Her daughter
Mrs. Harry Leech, is with chr.
The news of Mrs. Harris accident
will be a source of regret to her ad-
hiring world of readers and to count
less loving friends, who know her as
the admirable loving woman as we'll
as the woman of genius and disin-
guished Observation-Disclosures
Ledger.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-27
SURPRISE BOX ron coRDELE
WOMEN TO MRS. TOWNS.

A splendid wedding box was a gift
by Cordele women to Mrs. Chester
Towns, who was Miss Willie Morse
and whose marriage to Mr. Towns
occurred last week.
The box which was a complete sur
prise to Mrs. Towns was packed un-
der the direction and management of
Nesdames A. ]. Webb, L, V. Whip
pie, Waiter Anthony; A. f. CHURCH
well; J. L. Lifsey; 0. S. Mccoy; j.
b. Ryals; +. f. Williams and Mrs.
Benedict. Over hundred useful pres
en,s were given and packed in this
box which was conveyed to Mrs.
Towns by the committee Of ladies'.
Though taken by surprise Mrs,
Towns expressed deep gratitude TO the
ladies of Cordele for their kind
thoughtfulness and interest.
RED CORSS FIRST AID COURSE.
The ladies' are urged to be present
Thursday afternoon at the Masonic
Hall for the purpose Of organizing a
Red Cross Aid class.
Note the items Of requirements for
organization printed elsewhere on this
page, and come prepared to register
for training.
The hour is four o'clock. Drs. Nc
Arthur and Edwards will be present
and the organization of the class will
be perfected at Cnce.
If for any reason you can't be pres
ent Thursday afternoon, send i'll your
name and registration fee so that you
might be enrolled as the class roll
has 10 be Forwarded to Washington i'm
mediately after organization.
Write your name exactly as you
wish it to appear on your certificate.
as to have it changed after the roll
goes to Washington will cost 25c eX-
ira, charged at Washington.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-27
MATRON'S ROCK CLUB
ENTERTAINED.

The Matrons Rock club was enter
tanned very delightfully."- Wednesday
afternoon at a pretty porch party on
Mrs. 7. z. Jennings at her home on
Twelfth avenue The guests on their
arrival we're received by Mrs. Jen-
nings on the porch and asked into the
reception hall where they We're re-
ceived by Mrs j. r. Lashley and car
ried TO the punch table to be served
with delightful punch by Misses Els
teIle Harder and Laurie Frazer,
On returning to the parch the guests
found their places about six tables
for the interesting game of rock. Vel
low was the dominant color note for
this pretty party, a Drofusion Of love
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-27

List to the echo, thyself gently
kneeling;
Back to the cradle or mothers knee.
Say once more, with true childish
feeling,
Prayers of thy childhood thy moth
er taught thee.
Tctting her presence once more sur
round three;
In some quiet spot feel her touch
again.
Living or dead, her love is around
thee;
Nc matter how far thou hast wan
dered in sin.
In memory, let her again caress thee;
Her tender touch once more heal
thy pain.
Thoughts of thy mother surely will
bless thee,
Ard keeping her precepts can but
bring thee gain.
List to the echo, myself gently kneel-
ing;
Pack to the cradle, or mothers knee.
Saw once more, with true childlike
feeling,
Trayers of thy childhood, thy mother
taught thee. "A. M. >.