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Democratic candidate for renominstion
for Judge of the Municipal Court, who
has made q splendid reputation while
humansly presidins over the boys
court, the court of domestic relations
and the morals court, and his services
/" q Municipal Judge should be
retained.
Hon. Harry n. Fisher, Democratic
candidate for renomination for Judge
Of the Municipal Court was born IN
Russia, Jan. !, 1882; he was the dutiful
son of Moses and Anna Fanny (Kau-
FAM Fisher and Judge Fisher was
brought to the United States in 1893.
De was educated in the public schools
of this city, later on receiving his LIB,
nom the Chieago-Kent College Of Law
Take Forest University in 1904
In 1905 he was happily united in mar
rAss to Miss Esher & sekoroff, Of Chi
O. June Is, and Judge and Ars.
tHAss are the proud and devoted par
ha Of two children, Miss Beatrice and
DAVID Deuerrs Fisher.
Judge Fisher was admitted to the
uiAoas bar in 1904, and night from the
'uy jump he met with great success
= NE practice Of his chosen profession.
a% some time past he has been one of
ns Directors Of L Larya Lumber Co. In
-.lz he was elected one Of the judges
v 'As Municipal Court aad he has made
good Is such.
'eoss Fisher il . highly honored msn-
"a Of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar
.1soeiatiOns, and ths LaWysrs' Asso-
sHooh Of nlinois He i . valuahls and
ai member Of the B,nai B,rith; he
prominent Mason, Odd Fellow,
sAt of Pythias, and Elk; he is .
A., Oh the Iroquois and She Lawn
- CUBS. Judge and Nm. Fisher snd
s. s OF their family reside IN = besu-
- home At ssz7 Douglas Borlsvard
49, - thousands Of warn friends con
> 10y feel that hswilI be rsnohinst-
:, "a fs-eieessd Judge Il tks 1zaniei-
0'ort for the second tern On tina
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National Committee in Illinois and
other states.
In 1906 he served as attorney for the
Illinois State Board Of Health; in
l907-19l0 he was q member Of the Board
of County Commissioners Of Cook
County, and in 1e12-19l4 he was County
Attorney of Cook County. At present
he is a Master in Chancery of the Cir
cult Court.
He has taken q leading part in all
lines Of work for the prosecution Of the
war, holding such positions as president
of the Patriotic League Of the 26th
Ward and chairman Of the Legal Ad-
visory Board for Local Board No. so,
City Of Chicago.
His name heads the list of six can
didates on the primary ballot for the
Republican nomination for Representa-
tive in Congress in the 10th District
He is endorsed by the regular Repub-
lean organizations in the district and
,olicits the support Of all Republicans
or his nomination.
Mr.. Chindblom's platform is sum-
married. briefly:
Win the war and prepare for peace
ldv.
The broad ax., 1918-08-31

children were being shot down in cold
blood in the streets of East st. Louis,
Ill, and their homes destroyed by the
lawless mob that without any brass
bands Mr.. Green rushed to Springfield,
Ill, where he sought out Governor
Frank o. Lowden and he induced Gov
ernor Lowden to start at once for East
st. Louis and he rode in the same seat
with the Governor all the way between
those two cities, and Governor Lowden
let it be known that he was willing to
adhere to any Of the suggestions of Mr..
Green which would tend to restore law
and order in East st. Louis, III.
That incident clearly proves that Mr..
Green is always on the firing lines in
the interest of the Colored race.
The broad ax., 1918-08-31
The Beauty Of Truth.

Only that which has character 70
beautiful.
Character n the essential truth Of
any natural object. whether ugly or
beautiful; IL n even what one might
call q double truth. for II Is the inner
rufh translated By the outer truth; Il
10 the soul. the feelings. the idea, az
pressed By the features Of q face, By
the gestures. and actions Of O human
being. BY the tones Of q s,y, By the
line Of horizon.
Now. to the great artist. everything
In nature has character; for TIE N
swerving directions o. hzs observation
searches out TIE hidden meaning Il
IN thingl
there d nothing ugly In art exespt
dat which c6Iers no outer CT Inner
ezukh-R0dlA
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WILLIAM 3. TAGG

For more than thirty-one years Mr..
William E. Tagg has served ss precinct
captain in the old fourth, now the second
ward. He was precinct captain in the
days when they were elected and he
always managed to receive enough votes
to pun through at the polls.
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q. o. p. LEADER CALLS ON ross TO
QUIT FIGHT.


Edward E Miller, secretary Of the
Republican state committee, at East
st. Louis Thursday called upon Con-
gresham Foss to abandon his campaign
for the Republican nomination for
United States senator and get behind
Medill McCormick's candidacy to in.
sure the defeat of Mayor Thompson.
Particular significance attached TO
Mr.. Miller's statement in view Of the
fact that he is the close personal and
political associate Of Congressman Viii.
liam A. Rodenberg of the East st. Louis
district, and the further fact that he is
in close touch with the Republicans of
Southern Illinois.
Refers TO Editorial
Secretary Miller referred to the re-
cent editorial in the St. Louis Globe
Democrat that declared strongly for
Mccormick Is nomination, and then said:
"I am expected to take no part in a
primary campaign, but in this instance
something had to be done and southern
Illinois Republicans are glad that the
Globe Democrat rose to the occasion and
pointed cut the danger Of dividing the
loyal vote and thereby making it posi-
bic for Mayor william Hale Thompson
TO get the nomination and be defeated
ut the election
Absolutely nothing can be said
against George Edmund Foss, and it
Is pretty hard to ask man Of his stand
ing to step aside, but he was last to en-
ter the race and it ID up to him to make
the defeat of Thompson sure by stand
ing aside"
Foss Ignores Request
There Is no indication from Congress
man Foss, however, that he eoaten-
plates withdrawing, and on the contrary
his headquarters managers express IN
creased confidence that he Is IN position
70 be returned the winner The Fess
headquarters issued q statement last
night from Francis I. Simmons, prek-
dent Of the Lincoln Park Commission,
which said:
"Any aid esn give to furthering the
interests Of the state Of Illinois IL not
only . pleasure but . duty. can con-
eeive Of no greater beea to the state
than the placing Of man in the United
states senate Of 50 capable and dis
tinruished character Is George Edmund
Foss-n
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16
A Brazilian School
OF Journalism Next Year

The president of the Associacao
Brasileira de Imprensa (Brazilian
Press Association), in his annual re-
report this year, outlined a tentative
prospectus for the establishment of a
School of Journalism to be opened in
January, 1919.
The school, which will be under the
direction of the president of the Bra
lillian Press Association, assisted bv
& sub director, will be open to ali stu
aent who intend to follow the Journal
istic profession. The course will com
prise a period of three years and in
struction will be offered in the follow
ing subjects; Portuguese, French,
English. Spanish, arithmetic, algebra
geometry, geography, American history,
brazilian history, neral history
topography of Braz. natural science
physics, chemistry, geography, com
mercial bookkeeping and typewriting
1T is the intention of the founders
ol Of this school to lay emphasis upon
the practical aspects of INSTRUCTIONS
III addition TO the literary and scientfic
aspccts.-U. S. Commerce Reports.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16
The Manufacture of
Handkerchiefs i'm Canada

The manufacture of handkerchiefs is
now being undertaken in Canada. The
absence of supplies in imported hand
kerchiefs, formerly secured from Great
Britain, Ireland and Switzerland, has
made possible the development of an
extensive trade during wartime. Sup
plies Of linen cloth and yarns have been
reduced to the vanishing point by the
prohibition of export from Great Brit
ain. One concern has been started in
Ontario, the only one in Canada turn
While starting on comparatively small
ing out handkerchiefs exclusively.
scale, a market has been secured for
the entire output of 500 dozen handker-
chiefs a day. Supplies of lawn and
nainsook used in the manufacture of
the goods are being secured from tex
tile mills.
About 35 per cent of the handker-
chiefs being turned out are of khaki
color, for which a steady demand is
being experienced for the militia forces.
Equipment consists of sewing machines,
an embroidery machine and an cleo
trically driven mange.
Imports of cotton handkerchiefs for
1916 were placed at $625,9O2, of which
$544,3S4 came from Great Britain.
Switzerland ranks second as the source
of the handkerchiefs used in Canada.
Imports of cotton handkerchiefs from
all sources in 1915 were valued at $3.50
4S3, compared with $50, ,616 in 1914 and
S932, 652 in 1913. Imports of linen
handkerchiefs show a value of S239.855
for 1916, Of which $685. ,266 came from
Great Britain.-United States Com
merce Reports.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16
Pencil Making i'm Madras

The government of Madras has de-
cided that the experiments which have
been made by the Department of In
dustres for the last three years in the
manufacture of pencils have reached
stage at which the industry should
be made over to private enterprise.
Arrangements for the sale of the pen
ellis produced by the factory were COM
pleted in August, 1917, and the profit
and-loss statement prepared by the
auditors fer the period from Septem-
Der /, 1917 to March 3, 1918, shows
that in these seven months the factory
made a profit of $1,9O4, which repre-.
sents a return of little over 20 per
cent on an assumed capital of S16.22O.
During the same period the factory
produced 1850 fross of pencils and
sold $3.50 gross. The factory has de
llberately been run on as small a scale
as was consistent with the purpose in
view, namely, the demonstration on
commercial lines of the prospect of
the industry. The factory produces
clack-lead pencils lacquered in various
colors, copying pencils, carpenters pen-
ellis and dairy pencils Experiments
with red and blue pencils are under
way, while the manufacture of COW
stamp ink and carbon brushes has also
been begun. a government notice an
nouncing the prospective sale says:
1t has been demonstrated that in
present circumstances pencils can be
made in Madras at cost which leaves
tair margin of profit Whether Tie
industry will survive when normal con.
dltlons are restored will depend mainly
en- the enterprise of the proprietors
The government has done enough te
give the industry a fair starte. The
difficulties of making satisfactory nen.
Gil leads have been solved, labor a
been trained, and the resources of the
presidency in respect of suitable woods
have been explored. The government
row believes that it can safely retire
rom the held and leave private en-
Commerce Reports. W.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16
Some Wartime Doings
In a Country Town


Henry Beckwith, who has big farm
north of town. brought in some chick
ems, for which he received fabulous
sum, Then he drove his car up in
front of the filling station and footed
his horn. A girl in overalls came out
and supplied the car with gas and oil.
She was quick in her movements and
pleasant in her manner. and Henry
smiled approval as he paid her the
money.
"The women are mighty good
sports" said he, when / had climbed
into the front seat for a ride home.
'In our hours of case they may be
uncertain, coy and hard to please,
emergency comes along they take hold
in way that ought to make some men
ashamed Of themselves.
Before the war my wife and two
girls wouldn't lay hand to any job
that was out OF their own sphere of
usefulness. They were willing to keep
house and compound butter and such
things, but they drew the line at what
they considered mans work. Two
had a field of alfalfa that needed
moving the worst way. 1t seemed i'm
possible to hire men at any price and
| appealed to the women.
L don't suppose any man could be
more eloquent han | was. | pointed
out that tooling a moving machine was
in reality a soft snap. All woman
had to do was to sit on handsomely
painted iron seat, drive pair of pranc-
ing chargers and pull lever at stated
intervals. The machine did the rest.
with tears streaming down my toll
worn features, | demonstrated that the
alfalfa would be ruined if it wasn't
moved right away. My wife, who was
the spokeswoman for the bunch, could
not be moved. She said that we lived
in the United States, not Germany, and
she didn't believe in having women
work in the field. It didn't seem the
right thing in a country that boasted
OF It's bulwarks and palladiums. Better
that all the alfalfa on the place should
spoil than to have passers-by see
women at work in the baking sun on a
mans job.
eff we consented to do this,
Henry said she, 'in the fall you
would be asking us to go and shuck
corn and whack up cordwood and
butcher hogs
Then she quoted thrilling mar
ratlve about an Arab who allowed his
camel to put it's head inside his tent
and the first thing he knew the camel
had edged its whole carcass in. while
the Arab was outdoors among the
fresh air. knew in my heart that
the women were right in the stand
they took, but, nevertheless. felt ag-
grieved and downtrodden and thought
there ought TO be law
"Well, you should have seen those
women when war developed into a
condition from being a theory. They
forgot all about the camel and the
Arab and just sailed in to any work
that needed doing. My daughters, who
used to study music and art in their
spare time, now have uniforms like
the one worn by that gasolene girl, and
they tackle any old Job on the farm
with patriotic enthusiasm that makes
me feel like throwing my hat over the
barn whenever I look at them.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16
Swiss Hotels Are ParaIvzed

The Swiss hotel industry, in norma
times the fourth largest industry Of
country, has not recovered from the
original shock of the war and is still
almost entirely paralyzed. In Novem-
ber, 1917, the expenses Of the hotels
had doubled and the prices demanded
by the hotel keepers were so to 60 pei
cent above those paid in May 19la
and at the beginning of 1918 an IL.
crease of 100 to $50 per cent over the
1914 prices had been realized
In order to relieve the great shors
age of foodstuffs the government hsi
fostered the domestic production o.
agricultural products. An officisl
bulletin, given out for the year 1911
shows that of Switzerland's 154a-
square miles of territory, 1857 squan
miles, or 77.6 per cent, we're produc.
1--WE, and 3,515 square miles. or %
per cent, were unproductive. The gov
ernment offered 120.253 acres Of lanc
Tor growing various kinds of cereas
and vegetables, of which 1880 acrss
were planted. The Canton. of Bernt
alone increased its productive land By
i,ol3 acres. At the end OF 1917 a tots.
OF 413,6ll acres were under production
2s9,944 acres of which were planted u
cereals; 1Sl $40 acres TO vegetables, in
Guiding FODDER crops. and ,697 acres te
commercial plants. The total numbel
Of producers is 432.2S2 out of popu-
lation of nearly 100000. representing
little more than 10 per cent.-Con-
merce Reports.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16
Commission of Six
Proposed to Rule
Port of New York
Treaty Draft Provides That
Three Be From New Jer-
sey; Cooperation Pledged
in Plans for Development

The New York, New Jersey Port and
Harbor Development Commission made
public yesterday the tentative draft of
a proposed treaty amendatory and sup
Elementary to the treaty of 1884 be-
tween New York and New Jersey. The
purpose of the treaty is to create a
legal plan for the future comprehen-
sivc development of the port of New
York.
Each state pledges it's cooperation ain
the future planning and development Of
the port of New York, holding in high
trust for the benefit of the nation the
special blessings and natural advan-
tages thereof" All matters pertaining
to the port are to be in the hands of
the port of New York authority.
This authority is to consist of six
commissioners, three from each state,
with full power and authority to pur-
chase, acquire, construct, lease and
(or) operate any terminal or transpor-
tation facility within said district;
and to make charges and establish
rates or tolls for the use thereof; and
for any of such purposes to take, own,
hold. lease and (or) operate real or
property, to borrow money
and secure the same by bonds or by
upon any property held or
to be held by it; but nothing herein
contained shall affect the present le-
gal title to any property now vested in
OF held by either state or bv any
city, county, village,
township or private individual or cor
poration nor affect any bonded indebt-
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16
Man Accused of
Numbering His
Bigamous Bride
Milo H. Piper, Rich Muske-
gon Insurance Agent, Ar
rested i'm Canada After In
quiry Began in 1916

MUSKEGON, Mich, Dec. 15-Milo
r. Piper, wealthy insurance man, was
brought back to Muskegon to-day to
face charge of Staying his bigamous
bride to deceive his real wife.
Piper's arrest at Hamilton, Ont, yes
terday barred the story of two-years'
effort to solve a battling mystery.
In 1915, it is charged, Piper met
Miss Frieda Weichman at a Chicago
tennis club. She was married to him
at Crown Point, Ind, within a year,
and the two started on an automobile
honeymoon. Until August, 1916, the
girls relatives received letters from
her, the last being from Faribault,
Mimi.
Early in September, 1916, section
hands working on the Grand Trunk
Railway in Eggleston Township, Mich,
came upon freshly turned grave, near
a railway crossing. A few minutes
digging brought to light the body of
girl clad in night dress, a skirt and
a sweater jacket. The body was in
such condition that the Coroner decid-
cd an autopsy would be useless.
While vain efforts were being made
to identify the body, Mrs. F. w. Klinke,
VI IAluoudlc, u SubufD Ol SnlCdSO, VINO
had been friend of Miss Weichman,
became alarmed at not hearing from
her. After writing several letters to
Muskegon. Mrs. Klinke came here and
went to the piper home, where she
found woman with baby, who said
she was Mrs. Piper. She went 10 Pi-
per's office, but he denied ever having
met Miss Weichman. Mrs. Klinke then
appealed to the police.
Chief of Police Morey showed her
the clothing which had been found on
the body buried beside the railway
tracks. Mrs. Klinke Immediately iden-
tilted the garments as having belonged
to Miss Weichman. Detectives were
sent to find Piper, but he had vanished
He was traced to Chicago, from there
to Detroit, and was finally arrested in
Hamilton, Ont.
Piper is said to have been married
about four years, and his wife and
-;;hree-year-old child now reside in Mus
kcgon.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16
Language at ParIey
To Be Chiefly English

DARIS, Dec. 15.--The most
4 important conversations at
the peace congress will be in
English. To hear President Will
son greet Poincare in English and
Poincare reply in French, neither
Chief Executive apparently un-
derstanding a word the other said,
struck rather a jarring note.
The "Tiger," Clemenceau's, per-
feet idiomatic English, which he
learned years ago during his life
as school teacher in. America,
promptly restored the balance.
People, perhaps, do not realize
the immense asset the Entente
has in the fact that President
Wilson, Premier Clemenceau and
Premier Lloyd George can all
chat together in English without
the slightest obstacle of accent.
Tue future of Europe, perhaps
Of the world, lies in the hands Of
these three men. In this common
tongue may lie a guarantee that
peace conditions will be what
they should be.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16
Four Women Likely
To Be Elected TO
British Commons
By F. A. Wray
Neao York Tribune
European Bureau

NeaU YOrk Tribune
European Bureau
Copyright, 1918 The New York Tribune 1nc.)
LONDON, Dec. 14.-Deadly dull is
the only description applicable to the
momentous general election held in
Great Britain to-day. Perhaps the alb
sence of fictitious excitement, the lack
of literature, bands and special auto
mobiles caused it to be taken still
more seriously by the electorate
In spite of the wet, dreary day the
women were first corners at the polling
stations. The number of women voting
was about double the expected total.
Their general reticence about their
manner of casting their votes has COM
pletely mystitied the party machines
here. The most experienced wire
pullers refuse to prophesy the result of
any particular contest.
Curlously enough there were but
half dozen women candidates. But
tho women voters invariably supported
the feminine candidates. Four of
these, Miss Christabel Pankhurst, Miss
Violet Markham, Miss Mary Mac
Arthur and Mrs. Strachey, stand ex-
cellent chances of success.
Taking the election as a whole there
seems to be 10 doubt that the LLOYD
George coalition will win comfortably.
Inc Lloyd George leaders expect to
hold about 430 seats out of 707. The
Asqulthian Liberals hope to retain so
or 80, and the Laborites will improve
their position and probably will re-
turn 100 members to Parliament
Ireland, outside of the Belfast sphere
of influence, will be almost solidlv Sim
Fem.
Although the coalition government
probably will have heavy lead the
present mood of the country is such
that it will take very little to upset
the new party entirely 1t is significant
that all the coalition nominees Who
received approval of Lloyd George and
Bonar Law on condition that they un-
dertake to support all measures in
troduced during the next five wears
ere everywhere popularity termed
coupon" candidates.
1t is also significant that thew re-
celved very slight newspaper sunnort
while Northcliffe, probably the most
astute Judge of the situation here. nm
dertook a line of active opposition to
them He went to the length of in
Vlting the Labor party to use the
columns of his newspapers as It's o1mr
because IL possesses no newspaper. The
LABOR men were permitted to write
there anything they pleased.
The rockbottom fact is that wbilo
lhe brltlsh appreciated the necessitv
OF coalition during the war. thew can;t
see reconstruction Progressives nil
ing IN double harness durin,- tho 49,,
OF reconstruction '''-'e'
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16

edness of such state, municipality or
other body, individual of corporate"
Expenses Shared Equally
NO grant of land within the port
borders now owned by either state is
to be made without the approval of tho
port authority. If the legislatures of
the two states adopt a plan for port
development no future changes are to
be made in the plan except with the
approval of the port authority.
Inc port authority is to appear be-
mission, the Public Service Commits
sion or any similar body when neces-
sary to obtain improved facilities for
the port. The expenses of the port
authority are to be borne equally bv
the two states. Rules and regulations
are to be promulgated by the port au-
thority, but must be ratified by COM
munities whose population aggregates
two-thirds that Of the port district
accompanying the treaty is report
by julius Henry Cohen, counsel to the
commission, giving the legal considera-
tions underlying the plan. In this re-
port Mr. Cohen says
1T IS clearly feasible to leste mu-
nlclpal power where it now resides, and
1t is essential not to disturb those
property and contractual rights which
are protected by the Federal Constitu-
tion. Nevertheless, without disturbing
private grants or the rights of munici
pallties, the great power of Hhe states
to regulate may be exercised in the
interest of promoting navigation and
commerce"
the port development plan are omitted
These are being studied by the com
mission and will be made the basis of
its final report to the two states. The
tentative treaty is to be discussed. it is
hoped, by all interested, and in the
light of the suggestions made a treaty
Will be drafted and submitted to the
legislatures of the states.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16
Wants Home Rule for Tnd;.

huston Rustomjee, formerly editor
told what India had contributed to the
Allied cause yesterday in an address
at the Twenty third Street Y. M, G.
and said that while he was a "Home
Ruler for India he wished to see India
progress sanely toward that goal and
not attempt any step before she is pre-
pared for it. "a