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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

Mr.. Ransdell: Certainly, whenever
ISLANDERS are uttered against things in
Louisiana or anywhere else in connection
with rivers and harbors, / am going to
be on my feet. consider it slanderous
statement for Senator to rise in his
place here and try to make the Senate
believe, ETC., ETC., ending with: I ask the
Senator now if there is anything fair in
that kind of statement?
Mr.. Smoot (who is quiet for the mo-
ment and sardonic): If the Senator has
asked his question and will sit down L
will answer it,
Mr.. Ransdell equally acidulous): All
right Now, let us hear the answer.
Mr.. Smoot runs along for minute
without really answering the question in
any other way than by asking another.
Mr.. Ransdell, after some preliminary,
begins thiswise:
Mr.. Ransdell: I desire to say to Sena-
tors that there was a very large COM
merce on that river. l was born and
reared on its banks, and know that when
l was boy We were scarcely ever out of
sight of the smoke of steamboat.
This continues at length and develops
into an interesting description of the
commerce on the Red River at an earlier
period.
However, the intrepid Mr.. Smoot is
nothing daunted.
Mr.. Smoot: Mr.. President, it is all
right for the Senator to bark back to his
childish recollection when there was some
commerce on the river, but this very
argument, etc.
THIS ends the first dialogue. The gal
l. leries, wishing to give audible ex-
preston to their enjoyment, but daunted
by the eagle scrutiny of the Vice Presi-
dent, subside into more natural stupor
The debate continues for period with
minor and even dying rumblings until
Mr.. Gallinger picks up his battle mace
and quietly makes entry into the lists. 1t
is little surprising to Mr.. Ransdcll, a
trifle unexpected. But he makes neat
recovery. Mr.. Gallinger has just told
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

Mr.. Ransdell that he isn't we'll informed
man on the subject. Mr.. Ransdell coun-
tiers directly. Mr.. Gallinger is usually a
fair man, he declares, why can't he be,a
fair man now? He appeals to Mr. Cal
linger ain all fairness and kindness" to
tell the Senate the fackn
Mr.. Gallinger: The Senator, Mr.. Pres
ident, is bit excited.
Mr. Ransdell Tin an excited manner):
lam not bit excited, but / ask the Sem
ator to give us the facts ~
Mr.. Gallinger (now warming up him
self): The Senator from Louisiana called
the Senator from Utah a slanderer,
which was contrary to- the rules of the
Senate, and the Senator from Utah very
properly did not pay any attention to
that. Now, the Senator must not get ex-
cited at what say. -. -
Mr.. Ransdell: am not a bit excited.
The strain relaxes momentarily. But
there is one final flash before the curtain.
Mr.. Smoot: Now if the Senator wants
to know will tell him.
Mr.. Ransdell: The Senator refused to
tell me while ago.
Mr.. Smoot: l. thought the Senator was
camoufaging and trying to make people
believe that there were no such projects
provided for. 1,
Mr.. Ransdell: never camoufage; I
do not follow my distinguished friend
from Utah in that respect All I ask is
detailed statement, which the Senator
from New Hampshire and the Senator
from Utah have refused to give.
Mr.. Smoot: Very well, let us get at
the facts.
THE facts, however, whatever they
a may have been, are not to find tbs
light. The Vice-President has come to
the end Of his tether. A light tap and
he speaks.
The Vice-President: The Chair thinks
it is about time to enforce the rule Of
two speeches in day. We will never
get through. The Chair has been here
five years and nobody has ever been con-
verted since he has been here.
Mr.. Smoot: / think the Chair for the
position he has taken. g
There was some confusion of voting
thereafter in which it finally appeared
that Mr.. Lenroot's amendment was not
to be born. The gallery stretched it
self, so did the Vice President. Then the
droning started again.
But the Senate had revealed itself as
an institution of human beings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
When Is Accident Not Accident?

IT HE Circuit Court Of Appeals, Third
Circuit, holds that under. q policv
insuring against injury or death effected
through external, violent or acc,oeueal
means, the means or cause or death nnuss
be accidental, and It is not enough that
the death itself is accidental, in the sense
OF being unintended, unexpected or un-
foreseen. The word accidental" mes n.
happening or coming by chance or with
out design, A butcher. insured against
death by accidental means, having . bon
on his neck, rubbed It while engaged in
cleaning chickens. He broke the scab.
permitting germs Of srysipelas to enter ]
and ne subsequently, died Of that disease
1t is held that his death did not resn,t
from accidental means, as the hreakino
Of the scab was q probable result ana
one reasonably to be expected frorn "a.
Intentional act-M sdicag. Record -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
Rivers, Harbors and Human Nature

his palmiest days when he was fighting
windmils." Senator Gallinger repeats,
on request, his remark of few days be-
fore, that there were streams included in
the bill chat would hardly float a cake
of Ivory soap"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
Echoes of the Overman
Debate
In the House

r R. GILLETT. Congress does not
show any lack of confidence in
the President because it differs
- sometimes from his recommen-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
BergSOn and
the Yellow
Peril
EIow a Basketful of
Kittens 7hrillinglySub-
S.antiated the s'Crea-
Hve Evolution" Theory

= NE of the best things in the
current issue of "The Unpop-
= ular Review" is to be found
way over near the back cover,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
By Ralph Block

Washington, May %.
x IOU go to Congress when you want
human nature. If you live some
- where outside of the District of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
HeatheniSh!

It has often been source of amazed comment in
America how, when statesmen in some European
countries learn they are out of touch with the
wishes of their people, they resign. But did you
ever hear Of an American mayor or congressman or
governor resigning, at least unless somebody had
the goods on him.?
Now politicians and observers of politicians,
brace yourselves for another shock.
In one country at least the statesmen are willing
to announce publicly their mistakes
President Feng, of China according to cable to-
day, has issued mandate reproaching himself bit
terly for the nations present troubles
He asserts he was too weak for the burden the
country laid upon him and forecasts his retirement
as soon as order is restored
What heather affair!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
No Divided Control

Here's sermOnette from the pen of Ell. G. Wells
contained in his new book "God, the Invisible
King
"God faces the blackness of the Unknown and the
blind joys and cOnfusiOns and cruelties of life,
one who leads mankind thru the dark jungle to
great conquest
stHe brings mankind not rest but sword.
'sIt is plain that he can admit no divided control
of the world he claims.
sHe comedies nothing to Caesar In our philos-
ophy there are no human things that are Gods and
others that are Caesars.
"Whatever claim Caesar may make to rule mems
lives and direct their destinies outside the will of
God, is a usurpation. No king nor Caesar has any
right to tax or to service to tolerance, except he
claim as one who holds for and under God. And he
must make good his claim
sThe steps of the altar of the Gold of Youth are
no safe place for the sacrilegous figure of king
"WHO CLAIMS DIVINE RIGHT PLAYS
WITH THE Legitimacy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
In the
Editors Mail

One wants to bear in mind that
a revolution is not the same as a
divorce in the United States. In
the time of the American revolu-
ton France contributed a great
deal to your democracy. In the
picture gallery OF the fathers Of
your revolution you will find the
name of the Frenchman. Lafayette.
near that of George Washington,
and also those of the Polish Kos
ciusko and the German Steuben.
And Notwithstanding all the help
which you had for 3 years of your
civil war your revolution was not
completed. 1t took years and the
work of Harriet Beecher Stowe
and the great Victor Hugo to
awaken you.
Liberty is wearing a chain!"
cried Victor Hugo from France.
1.-The United States must re-
nounce slavery or they must re-
nounce liberty" And the result
was your revolution, the war be-
tween the North and the South.
Free citizens, II you treasure
any deep feeling for your democ-
racy, then refrain from being the
undertakers of the Russian de-
mocracy and do not try, rightly
or wrongly, to get exempted and
earn big wages in the shipyards
to buy silk clothes for your sweet
hearts. Go to the trenches as for
three years the Russians havo
done.
Go and give the Russian women
/ a chance to care for their hus-
bands and children-and the hus.
bands a chance to rest and feed
their wives and families. They
have no need for silk or diamonds,
they crave only rest and they have
earned it.
They and their 100000 dead
who have met the bullets, the poi
sonous gases and the poison OF
their own traitors. They contrib
uted for the silk and diamonds
that your women got.
Help them! Give them rest!
Do not jest at one of them.
| v. KORESHK,OV,
| Lake Bay, Wash.
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Dear Miss Grey: We sincere
ly hope the day is approaching
when women will no longer be
encountered with skirts.
AS to modesty and refinement
we think those words are often
improperly applied in regard to
womankind. Some females who
would think it scandalous to ap-
pear in public in a b.furcated
garment would stoop to any
mean act, and habitually falsify,
but make a pretence of a guile
less life. No, we do not think
comfortable, convenient cloth
ing can ever lower a woman's
morals. II immortality (wheth-
or deceit or craftiness, or the
other sins which the world
looks upon as more heinous)
is inbred it will be practiced re-
gardless Of pantaloons or petit
coats.
God speed the day when
women can dress as comfort
ably as men, and the custom be
taken as a matter of course, not
regarded as a freak.
IT. n r IT
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11

Lister and MCAdOO
Tvs Secretary McAdoO:

Says Secretary McAdoo:
tHome building is an excellent thing, in normal
times but at present, unless there is real shortage
of houses for war workers, strongly advise that
materials valuable labor and credit be not utilized
for this purpose"
This statement he made day or so since in urg-
ing the American people to refrain from building
during the war, to capital, material and labor
This state is planning to erect costly and waste
full capital building system, despite the war.
Says Gov. Lister:
"Cutting out all activities and industries which
are not primarily for the isn't the way to win
We must keep up enterprise, keep up production
and win the war by excess effort we can develop
Stonemasons and construction artisans to be en-
ployed upon building are not of the labor type
needed in the war.
'.The money has been raised for the building, and
can not be diverted to any other purpose Even the
legislature can't change it. It has been raised and
IT Is GOING TO BE SPENT FOR THE LEGAL
PURPOSE"
Thus our governor! He's going to spend that
money even tho McAdoo and the president and all
the war chiefs at Washington protest themselves
black in the face whether it hampers prosecution OF
the war, or not.
He's going to have that capitol, or bust. Gle says
so, himself)
SOME CONTRAST!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
Printing the Real News

Much comment has been occasoned among union
men of Tacoma over the fact that an apparent con-
spiracy of silence has been entered into by the
other newspapers on all matters of real Importance
affecting the unions.
Last week, for example, there were two impor..
tant labor developments; first the unionizing OF
two open shop shipyards second, the placing of Or
ganized labor on record for canceing the T. r. d
P. Co s franchises and having the system taken
over by the city unless radical Improvement is
made at once in car service.
Both of these important matters were either ig-
nored or buried or untruthfuy presented by the
others papers; The Times alone gave them full pub
licity.
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Confessions
%SWhe/s
WOMEN ARE PERSONS


! / laughed long and loud, little
book, over Dicks comment on my
description of the mid-Victorian
woman and her way of getting
what she wants in this life and
then | continued, "It is the last
dying gasp, Dick, of that old
Roman dictum which proclaimed
that women were not persons but
things. But did you ever realize
that it was six hundred years after
the beginning of the Christian era
that this proclamation, after
grave discussion, was changed and
that men decided that woman was
a person, not thing?"
| Some feminist you are. Little
School Teacher was Dicks COM
ment.
At the words I gasped, little
book. 1t was so long since Dick
had called me little Mrs. School
Teacher. He had used that term
SO often in the past, always half
in raillery and half in admira-
ton, that | had forgotten 1t was
one of his caressing names for me.
| turned quickly when he said
that to me and was about to tell
him that I expected he would have
to change that name to little Mrs.
Mother" soon, but before / could
speak, little book, Dicks mind evil
IDENTIFY went off on another tan
gent, for he said, by Jove, Mar
gle, it is certainly hard lines for
Chad and Mollie, | can fully SYM
pathize with Chad-and a boy, too
why, 1 don't believe l could
stand a deal like that"
Dicks speech effectually stopped
the telling of my news and l felt
a sudden nausea as the thought
came over me that there was a
possibility of my baby being abb
normal too. And then, little book,
1 took myself in hand. Why should
anything happen to me or the
child I am to bear? l am young
and healthy and shall have all
the care and advantage OF scien-
tific knowledge and experience.
| started from the room quick
Ily then, little book, for knew II
IL stayed that would simply have
to tell Dick and l did not want
to do it then when his mind was
full of the terrible thing that had
come to Chad and Mollie.
Last night Mollie and Chad came
over, little book. and we. Dick and
III, tried to act as tho nothing had
happened. But somehow we
could not do it, and at last poor
Chad simply went all to pieces.
81 think" he said, that l will
have to 60 away from everyone
| for a while. Dick, old man, when
IL think that l have been the means
of bringing into the world a hui
man being that will suffer as my
boy will have to suffer 1t fills me
with despair" :,
Now, look here, old chap said
Dick. at is time to buck up.
know it sounds unfeeling and un.
sympathetic, but what Mother said
to you Is all too true. Chad. 9th
ers have had to stand the gaff and
you must do so as well. Do yot
know IL were you I'd try to look
at IL this way---If this terrible
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11

Dear Miss Grey: / am girl
Is years old and l want to do
my bit by working on a farm
this spring and summer.
would prefer some place in
Montana or the Dakotas. Please
tell me how and where / can
get full information about this?
MAY.
Washington has q State Harves
ter's league which secures posi-
tons for men and women wht
wish to spend their vacations
working on farms and in the har
vest fields. Their headquarter.
are in the Central Bldg, Seattle
I do not know il other states have
similar organizations. However
later on in the season the pres.
will announce any shortage of la
br i'm this line.
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CHAPTER LXVI

The stultifying
of more real
genius. the chOk-
Ing off of more
good impulses,
the running of
more promising
futures, the
murder of more
natural action
can be laid to
one thing more
than anything
else In the world
the fear that
some one might
laugh mt you.
It's not pleas
ant to c0ntem-
plate-thnt fear
of ridicule Inns
kept thousands
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Food Fires
EDITOR THE TINES:

| see that people are making a
great rumpus about the action of
DR.. Garfield to provide the ships
ready with food for our men, with
coal. The conditions created by
the war necessitate an entire
change in the run of things, still
people think this can be done at
once, without upsetting the ordi-
nary run.
Before the war our home life
was based on leach for himself
and God for us ALL" now we have
made it, God for each, and each
for ALL" and how can we expect
things to go the same way?
We have decreed that the war
is to save the justice of the
world, and after our men are
gone to Europe to save it, and We
know there is not a speck of food
there, we should for all kinds of
reasons keep it here and let them
go hungry.
Now If l had been made war
dictator by congress, and pue
there to handle things, then the
food would get there, there, il
there was a howl from Dan to
Berseba, and congress itself stood
on its head.
| heard doctor tell in a church
that man thinks first about
fight. Well, as a woman l have
the knowledge that they feel very
warlike when diner is not ready
when they expect it, and that they
first quarrel with their own family
before they tackle the stranger
they had in view.
l am glad DR.. Garfield knows
this too, else we would have to
shoot first our own men down.
like the Huns and Austrians, be-
fore the war could make any
progress.
Naturally all will not be done
as well as could, but when those
affected would call attention to
ways Of remedy, they would ac-
complish good deal more than
by going in Mysteries.
They should, besides, consider
that food is a good deal safer in
Europe than here. Warehouses
do not seem to burn so easily
there as here.
/ wish that suffrage would take
hand in that. Women know how
necessary it is when you want
meals In time to have them be-
forehand ready, and me ndo not
seem to realize this, and as they
think more of fighting them
wherefor they fight.
l could have told that doctor
that women sonnet mes feel like
fighting too, specially when men
seem to be asleep when they
should be awake.
To do first all the work or
raising and compiling food and to
see it then 60 to waste thru the
sleepiness of the men supposed to
take care Of It, is enough to make
a Dutch woman mad.
l do not doubt there will be
some Bible saying to prove that
things have to be that way, like
man hunted up, who wanted all
the liquor to go to the soldiers.
Solomon said, "Give liquor to
those who are in danger of dying,
and are weak of heart" but that
men wanted to help the liquor
dealers, and not the sick like
Solomon.
| would advise the suffragets to
picket the warehouses, they can
do some useful work, and the vot-
ing can wait.
When the president has more
men of the stamp of Garfield, he
better put them at the warehouses.
Vanity Is contented with catching
the man who fires them, but TO
KEEP THEM Is the goal of the
man who knows how badly We
will need them.
MRS. A. w. RADEMAKER
1924 South l..
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thing that has come to me and
mine will help to tighten the load
of others so stricken who are not
so we'll placed as my boy will be,
he will not have suffered in vain.
| think / would begin to teach
my boy that, Chad, from the first,
and I'd see what could be done
for any and with person that
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H|s|l||I 81

Of all the stars of heaven, am partial to the
Which we call the Solar System and whose center is
our Sum-
Of all the suns own planets which, like chickens from
the nest
Are a-wandering round their mother, why like The
Earth the best.
Of all the portions of the EARTH sing it loud and clear
l prefer the northern portion of the Western Henri
OF all the Western Hemisphere, believe me, when I
say
1 am partial to it's middle strp-the good old U. s. A.
think know this U. s. A. I've seen it's every state;
I've set my foot upon the soil of all the weight;
I've its hundred cities, flaring "Welcome" at
the gate,
l have seen the ships flock inward, where Atlantis
rears his crest,
have seen the ships slip outward from the Golden
Gated west;
I've seen ten thousand towns between and can't tell
which is best.
know the desert dweller and the keen-eyed noun
taineer,
know all sorts of people, here and yonder, far and
near;
I know their class distinctions and how soon they
disappear.
know the city toier as he treads his welwOn track
know the farmer in his field, the miner in his shack,
I've met them red and yellow, swart and sallOw, white
and black.
I've met some common cusses Gas you'll meet them
/ everywhere),
But on the whole, upon my SOUL I've found people
square,
Inclined to look and listen and to try to do what's fair
Yes I've gripped hands with Uncle Sam. I've found
him tried and true,
And now if it so please you, I'll be shaking hands
with You,
With health to all the family and hearty ''How
dye do!'
We're going thru some troublous times, we'll see some
i doeful dates,
But let's all keep ''Unted in our loves as well as
! hates,
Let's stick and work together and defy the furious
/ fates,
And when we re thru, we'll have new Amagamated
States.
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Dear Miss Grey: "

Dear Miss Grey: Will you
please print in your column
what is the meaning of BE a
war daddy, adopt soldier" to
settle an argument among
bunch of friends? M. M.
Since our country has entered
the European war, sort Of GUS
tom has originated among citizens
living near environments, forts,
training stations, etc, to enter
tain the men from these places at
their homes, and from this has
grown the slogan "adopt a Sam
my for the duration Of the war"
Quite q number of American wom-
en- have adopted q soldier or sail
or boy after this fashion and
keeps him supplied with knitted
garments, tobacco, candy, etc.
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Cynthia =
Grey US
Answers

Dear Miss Grey: l have been
keeping company with a young
man for nine months. OF course
like him and wouldn't hurt his
feeling for the world, so that's
why I'm writing to you.
Like all the rest Of US he has
habits. Long-drawn-out even
ing calls extending sometimes
until morning ] consider his
worst habit. When he calls on
me he seldom ever leaves before
1880 and more often IL and
1880. Now, Miss Grey, can
you tell me how | can let him
know that | do not wish to have
him stay so late, without his
taking offence?
ANXIOUS GIRL.
MY dear anxious" presum'
from your letter that you are al
EXTREMELY police girl. Polite
ness does not particularly appl!
to midnight callers. Powder YOU
politeness with a little frost. J.
your admirer shows the least in
clination to depart earlier In tn
evening, instead of making SOM
"pOlite" remark such as mus
you 60 right now?" ETC., arise i'm
nediately and get his hat for him
IL he doesn't make any remark
you might try this formula
Practice yawning until you have |
down to a science. Then wheI
IL comes along about 1880, yo'
can try out a procession OF yawns
Along with this you should wea
a bored expression. I suggest tina
you have a clock in a cOnspicuOu
place and possibly have the alarm
set for 10 p. m. II he isn't to-
thick headed he will get you tn
first time and vanish.
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could not see."
AS Dick said these last words
little book, Chad cfinged visibly
and Dick said kindly, Buck up
old man. There is nothing in thu
world that is SO awful but al
lowing it to down you makes l
worse"
ITO Be Continued.