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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13

understanding that occurred between
the two men early In the presidents
first term. but these have almost been
forgotten 10 the rush of history MAX
ing documents. such as the string of
notes 10 the, German government fol-
lowing the sinking of the Lusitanla
and other vessels. with loss of Amer
lean lives.
Then followed the series of address
es to the congress which led up to the
address In which the president asked
for q declaration of war, first upon
the imperial German government and
then, last December. upon the Aus
trian government--docum ents which
have been acclaimed as masterpieces
OF diplomatic phraseoloey and states
manship. These great documents
were all worked out by the president
himself, alone in his study. with only
the sturdy little typewriter for help.
How the President Works.
Perhaps there are Americans who
think these docuuleuts, of such great
historic value, come from the presi-
dent in the form OF crude, rough
notes, partly shorthand, partly long
hand, partly interlined typewriting.
There are many In Washington who
give Mr.. Wilson credit for genius
IKE thought In the com position OF
his statements kut who believe that
the president is crude enough
writer.
IL you think this way. listen to the
words of man who has been attached
to the White House since back around
the tennis cabinet days of Theodore
Roosevelt. and, even before that:
Nobody around here ever sees any
of those speeches and notes until they
are written" he said. He goes In
with blank paper and he comes out
with the finished work Don't you be-
lieve for an instant that lite tumble
OF copy that stenographer has to
beat into shape. The president doesn t
take photographers into bis confidence
whom he's doing the big work HIS
copy comes out ready fog the printer
and it's done in a way that Tords =
printer no excuse Tor NOT following
copy sither"
Naturally. tt was interesting to
know whether the president was an
accomplished tynist or waet her he used
the two-fnger or hunt and PICK
method so popular auoas amateurs,
You'll have to ask FOR and long 10
learn the answer to that question,
Around ths white House they pro-
/ fess complete ignorance Of whether the
president uses ten fingers or two
which seems like pretty good indi-
cation that the president probably
picks out his document with the ends
Of his two index Angers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
WILSON'S TYPEWRITER
is HISTORY MAKER
<,o,Iesaors and Museum officials Anx'
toue to Possess Presidents own
Writing Machine.
TAPPED OUT STATE PAPERS
All Neatly Typed by Himself In the
seciusion OF His White House Study.
Ie was Purchased at Princeton Uni"
verdty.

Wellington. March 17s--''Whst will
N. president do with his typewriter
when he leaves the White House
That's the question among Ameri-
can curio collectors these days, as
II becomes more and more appar-
ant that the most famous typewriter
IN America today stands In the pri-
Sate study of the president at the
White House
Az a. matter of fact, the president
may not do anything with 1t, but col
fectors and museum officials are not
deferred by that.
IL ever typewriter has turned out
history ,!p Ave years it is that rather
diispfdated 'miil' upon which Wood
row Wilson has tapped out what
have come to be known as the will
son state papers"
Down In the National Museum, a
few blocks southeast of the White
House. officials are waiting for the
hrst opportunity when Mr.. Wilson has
finished with st. And eventually that
typewriter or tho wreck of II te
pretty likely to And ITS way into the
museums collection.
Collectors havc given up trying to
estimate the value In dollars and
cents OF the Wilson typewriter. II is
certain, however. that every time the
president writes new historic doc
urnent It's value rises, The Arm that
nanufa ctured and presented 1t 70
President Wilson roon after he came
70 the White House probably would
appraise It highest of all II, with the
machine went the privilege Of adver-
Using II ar the typewriter that Wood
row Wilson used TO make American
history II has never been photo
graphsd White House attaches say.
Tts Gcmeeis.
Somewhere in the Princeton era 81
the presidents life he picked up a
machine somewhere And he grew
attached to It. He pecked on the old
machine for years. and when he
moved to Washington he brought IL
along.
when the Arm that made the type
writer got "A tip that the president
was using one OF their machines they
sent ore of their men to the White
House and the president showed
them the ruin of~what had once been
. good typewriter. They told the
president that nothing would please
them better than to build him new
model Of the same machine, promis-
Ing TO build II tust like the old one,
with a few minor changes that the
president thought might help his
work
This typewriter was built and tn
stalled in fine presidents private study
at the White House during the first
year ~ his administration, hut In those
Gays the stuff the president wrote
wasn't much out OF the routine o;
presidential correspondence o.
course there were those famous not 90
To Colonel George Harvey in the mis-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13

pending issues in political affairs OF
the city such az was done recently In
Norfolk, where the qualified colore6
vote was Of great value in the pro-
gressivs civic movement.
An executive committee and perrna
nent officers will he elected at next
meeting, which will be held Tuesday
night, March ~, at winch titua Ine co,-
ored leader Of the Norfolk movement
Will address the league.
All colored voters are eligible for
m mbership In this league. Temporary
quarters Of the league are st lit Ess.
Clay street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
LONGEST LETTER on RECORD
EN- ROUTE TO IfIETTTTNA ANT

New Haven. Conn. March IL
First Lieutenant L. J Maloney, of
this city, who Is with the l02d United
States infantry somewhere in Fra nee,
is due to receive soon the longest
letter ever sent TO soldier abroad.
Maloney complained in his letters
that his friends did not write him and
said Ire would like "a good long let
ter from home" About 1875 OF his
friends combined to compose a letter
which is over 100 feet ia length.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
COLORED VOTERS FORM
LEAGUE AND ELECT
James II. Pollard IA President Of New
ORGANIZATION Interested in
Civic Affairs.

The Col0red Voters League N Rich
mond was organized last night at III
East Clay street by representative
body from each ward OF the cits
Temporary officers were elected with
! r. Pollard az president; Charles
Johnson. Jr.. secretary. and Henry
Mallory. treasurer.
The league was organized for the
purpose of informing coIored voters on
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
RED sox want Carr4Ran.

News comes out of Boston that Pres
ident Harry Frazee and Manager Ed
Barrow are still trying to induce Bill
Carrigan to take hold of the Red sox.
and that they may succeed, in which
case Barrow will devote all his time
10 looking after the business end Of the
rlub's affairs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13

Denver. Col. March i2---Thc Croix
de Guerre. French decoration for
bravery on the battlefield. has been
awarded to A. I. Strechise Jr.. OF
Deneer. according tn word received
hy his parents. He was decorated for
carrying n wounded companion from
the fteld under heavy German FIRE
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
lest VIII Held Good.

Pittsburg. Pa, r-arch ia will
that Was lost when an overcoat was
stolen several years ago, preserved
by tho thief and returned by him was
decia red genuine by Judge !. i.
Trimble in probate court
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13

are strong for the war and let US
help you TO the best OF our ability.
and keep you attacks for the papers
that do want to make sacrifices sufrl
cient to bring about tho military dc
feat of Germany -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13

Ralph Chairman, outf1eidsr, who was
drawn by Johnnie Mack from the Fort
Worth Club ~ Texas league. but whs
chose army service. is captain Of this
army ball team that will play the Gin
cinnati Reds several games during the
training season of Matty's men at Carup
Sheridan. Ala
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-13
Hello Girl on to France.

Green Bay. WIS. March t2--~This
city will furnish tho first girl tele-
phone operator for duty at the switch
boards of the American oxpeditionary
forces in France She is Miss Martina
Heynen. nineteen. who has alrea dy
been sworn into service and who II
now awaiting a. formal call to duty
The Lamar register., 1918-07-10

town of its size or many times its
size in the state of Texas, or you can
cover much larger territory with
that statement with perfect safety
But, say, out away from home we dis
cover wonderful accomplishments by
people who reside amidst another en-
vironment. 1t will be the best money
you ever spent.
Go and get a Whit of the alfalfa
farms, see the sugar industry. observe
the largest milk condensery in the
world or the United States either way
you want to put it. Get acquainted
with the spirit and enthusiasm of the
Arkansas Valley and learn a new les
son of friendship and hospitality.
Don't forget the friends along the
way that you will meet, who are worth
the money from every angle. Stop
with Willoughby at Guymon and stay
all night Eat at the Denver Trail
restaurant at Ochiltree. See Wash
burn and Middaugh at Elkhart, Holt
and Thompson at Stonington, Gather
and Sayler and Young and Terry and
Jones and others at Two Buttes. Ter
rail- and Denny at Springfield and
then the biggest set of boosters the
world has ever seen at Lamar. They
will be headed by Wooden. Christy.
Johnson, Kirkpatrick. Markham, Tom
Sayler and followed by the entire
citizenship of the city and valley.
Go and get vision of this wonder
full territory.-Canadian Record.
The Lamar register., 1918-07-10
LUNCHEON BY
CHAMBER OF'CoMERCE
Members Local Body Discuss Import
ant Matters Over Wartime
Refreshments.

In order that time might be con-
served and business transacted with
iut delay the members of the Canadian
5hamber of Commerce met at the
Main Cafe last, Tuesday night and
transacted business looking to the bet
ter interest OF the community.
To Entertain Delegates.
First it was decided to entertain
the delegates that will be in Canadian
On September Bird in the interest of
the Panhandle Cattlemen's convention.
1t was decided that no elaborate pro-
gram should be arranged but it will
be sufficient to give the visitors The
time of their lives and remind them of
the happy days score of years ago.
The Lamar Convention.
The meeting to be held in Lamar
to discuss plans for the future of the
D-C-D system of highways formed
the basis for prolonged remarks and
with the result that many people de-
cided to make the trip.
Let us suggest here that Canadian
is the birthplace of the D-C-D. The
promoters of this association have
given the town splendid reputation
in other towns and now it is up to the
citizens of the town to uphold that
reputation. 1t is yours to make the
town worthy of the reputation it pos
sesses.
We know that Canadian is the best
The Lamar register., 1918-07-10

Not nearly all of our citizens ap-
preciate the magnitude of the big or
ganization which meets here next
week for its second annual convention.
Because it is young it is usual to look
upon the organization as small, but
the D-C-D last year made the best
showing any one year old highway in
the country has made and this remark
able record has attracted so much at
tention to it that dozens of other
. routes have seen the advantage and
hooked their stars to its tail making
one of the greatest networks of high
ways pouring its tourists into one
common trail to be found anywhere in
the west. And from all over this net
work they are coming to the conven-
tion next week. Kansas. Oklahoma and
Texas will join with Colorado to make
the convention a notable event in the
history of the good roads movement.
For many years the people of east
ern Texas and southern Oklahoma
were badly handicapped in. travelling
west by auto on account of the diff
fculty in crossing the Canadian river.
There were some bridges but the
stream was so trecherous that il was
never known from one day to the next
where there would be passable bridge
as sometimes all went out together
The enterprising citizens of Canadian
got together and secured the necessary
state and county funds to put in what
is said to be the longest and most
expensive wagon bridge in the west
ern country. At n cost Of three mil
lion dollars they built n steel bridge
with piers fastened to the everlasting
rocks at a depth of over hundred
feet-a bridge that will endure as
long as it is possible for the works
of man to remain. Having obtained
this sure drawing card, making their
town the natural center for western
travel the live boosters of that enter
prising city commenced to hunt for
the best natural outlet to improve and
make a trail leading to the great
pleasure resorts of the Rocky Noun
tains. They started northwest and
hunting the best and shortest route
asked each community to assist by i'm
proving its own section Of the new
trail. The winter of 1916 found the
movement well under way. They eros
sed Oklahoma and one corner of Kan
sas, and investigation proving that the
Santa Fe Trail was the best to go
west upon, the only thing remaining
was to secure the best point to con-
meet up at. 1t was at this stage that
a party of Canadians livest boosters
The Lamar register., 1918-07-10

~. d. OuHRs Nv. falfntr, II. n. jamie
son, j. l.. Jennings and others landed
in Lamar in December of that year
Mr.. Young was an old time resident
of this section having been foreman
of the Box ID ranch in the middle sos.
These men found in the Lamar Y. NJ.
b. A., bunch of kindred spirits and
the quest for the magic city ended at
once. II was love at first sight on the
part Of both crowds and the matter
was settled at once. While this did
not take place officially until the re-
turn visit by the Lamarites at the big
organization meeting at Canadian in
February, 1917, il was known to be a
safe bet at both ends of the route
from the time of the first visit. While
there are many live communities along
the route, the four principal ones are
Canadian. Texas; Guymon, Oklahoma; /;
Elkhart, Kansas and Lamar, Colorado.
They form a direct connection to the
points where the trails branch out
While Dallas and Denver are the term
inal points, there are many routes
from Dallas to Canadian, just as there
are from Lamar to Denver.
As we stated before the popularity
with which the trail was at once re-
ceived caused other roads to join with
il until almost the whole of eastern
Texas and large part of Oklahoma
as well as all southern states east of
them will hereafter come west by this
route. The young trail has therefore
already outgrown all the widest
dreams of its promoters, and is going
forward by leaps and bounds. Its
second annual convention will be .
big event in the history of good roads
building in the west and will be attend
ed by hundreds of delegates from all
four states represented. The program
shows that many of the big men of the
several states will be here and address
the convention. The program which
we print shows that the two days ses-
sions will be filled with much interest
ing and instructive discussion. The
entertainment committee of the Y. NJ.
B. A. is preparing a special program
for the vening of the 18th, and also
n chuck wagon dinner will be served
at the fair grounds. Other features
of the entertainment will be added to
the program and Lamar will try to
convince the entire delegation of Wis
itors that it is a pleasure to come west
over the DC-D Highway and especial
ly to stop for a visit in the best town
in the great Valley of Content.
The entertainment committee of
which Grover Carrico is chairman is
now out soliciting places to house the
hundreds of delegates who will be
here, and everyone who can assist
them in any way should do so as they
have big task before them.
The three men, who have probably
done more work than any others TO
make the D-C-D Highway the big sue
cess it is, are ID. J. Young, w. A. Palm
err and F. A. Jameson, of Canadian.
Mr.. Young is president of the First
The Lamar register., 1918-07-10

National bank at Canadian and also of
the Highway Association. He is an
old time cow puncher and well known
TO many of our old settlers as fore
man of the Prowers ranch. Mr..
Palmer is mayor of Canadian and sec
retary of the association. Mr.. jamie
son is editor Of the Canadian Record
and compiler and publisher of the Of
fetal log book Of the highway.
The Lamar officers Of the association
are l.. NJ. Markham, vice president
and C. A Coker secretary for Prov
.ers county.
The Lamar register., 1918-07-10
PROGRAMME
OF THE
Second Annual
Con ventiOn of
ID CD Highway Association
Lamar, Colorado, July
II and Is, 1918
FIRST DAY, A. NJ.

$50 Registration OF nd
LOO Formal Opening Young Canadian
Texas
ReyJ w Bloyd
Welcome
o olorado Hon CRANKY HnIver
he olty oil Lamar Hon c. Ray Strain,
ro inc ioung Mems Business Association Hon Allyn Cole
Responses:
For the State of Texas N. P. Willis Canadian Texas
For the State of Oklahoma Hon W.
For the State of Kansas W wahburn Ekhart
Adjournment for Luncheon.
FIRST DAY p NJ
Concert
Address HonJ Franks Smith
General Manager ASSN Topeka Kansas
Interstate Highways
Edward Keating of Colorado.
"Good where"-
Hon. c. A. Mddaugh, Kansas
what the the way of Road guding
Senator j. Elmer Thomas Medicine ePark,o
What Colorado Doing GoodR
State Highway Commissioner Hon. J hrhart
5o Drive Through the Wonderful Irrigation Dairy Ad-
o
500 Special Program under Association
DAY A NJ
Band ono
Invocation Rev r. N Lamar Colo
have done for the Roads of Cldn
MOI" iho"as iyhah "auen state Prison. Canon City,
Field Secretary the of of the
"a Message Fromo oklahoma"- q
Hon r. b. Morford 1awton,
National Old Trails Association. Kansas City Mo- "
Address Governor R. L. Williams, Oklahoma City
MONDAY Luncheon II Grounds for ally Visitors
SECOND DAY, p NJ
Ofccrs-Seection ., Nox
Meeting and other ~ ~ Vi
Governor julius C Gunor =, ,n S.. .
olorado. N INC ''A'e I"
Reports of Committees am Discussion of Plans for ,h r, -
the Association N'''e vi
Miscellaneous Addresses Localan Visiting Stars
"AMERICA"-Benedction.
The Lamar register., 1918-07-10
TEXAS, OKLAHOMA AND
KANSAS WILL BE HEAV-
lily REPRESENTED

-sig Delegation From all Along The
Line of the Dallas Canadian Den
yer Highway Will be in La
mar Next Week for the
Second Annual
. Convention
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-21
EARLY BREAK IS
 RECOVERED PARTLY
New York Cotton Market Closes Steady at a Net Decline of B to AZ POintS-Heavy Sell ing at Start.

New York, Aug. 2O.-An early break of approximately 1c pound was followed by recoveries in the cotton market today. The general list closed steady at a net decline of 35 to 47 points.
 There was heavy selling at the start on better prospects for a break in the Texas drouth. The early wea- ther map showed precipitation at two or three Southwestern points. while private wires suggested that showers had been quite general, and it was noted that yesterdays last forecast had been for showers in east Texas.
 There was some selling for South ern account and also by houses with Liverpool connections, but otherwise the pressure came largely from local sources. After the publication of the western belt forecast, which called for nothing more than showers in south east Texas, many of the early sellers turned to cover and demand was later stimulated by the detailed weather re- port for the Houston district, showing less precipitation than expected. There also was buying of near months by spot house brokers.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-21
CAMPAIGN TO SECURE
 UNSkILLED LABORERS
iUIIT1IlkG:lHTIIrl

Little Rock, Aug. 2l.-The State Council of Defense has been called upon by the U. S. Employment Ser vice to aid in the campaign that is being conducted throughout the coun- try to provide unskilled labor for the prosecution of essential war indus tries. Orders have been received here that the linen must be provided for work at home and out of the state, and that this demand must be met, no matter what happens to private busi- ness, but the men cannot be taken from farms, railroads, or mines" The Arkansas quota his been raised to 3S7O.
 oNt only does this condition exist as a present emergency, but the gov ernment, through the establishment of Federal Board of Vocational Edu- cation. with state boards co-operat- ing, proposes to provide for the flu ture training of men and women for industries essential to the conduct of the war. Fhe department of labor has estimated that 1,500 ,000 workers in less essential and dull trades must be trained over in war work. A re- port has been issued on How to overcome the shortage of skilled me chanics by training the unSkilIed.' .'
The Prescott daily news., 1918-08-21
B|C GAINS MADE BETWEEN NOYON
 AND S0|S0NS
rhroe Mile Advance Along Eff '| toen Mile Front Made by the
 Trench- Germans Fighting
 Hard Around Noyon Region.

With the French Army in France, ,nr oO-The operations begun this morning by General Mangin's troops hotween the Aisne and the Disc, south oast of Noyon and northwest of Sois- .ors looks this evening to be a splen- 1;a success. General Mangin has taken from the Germans at Cuts and Mont de Choisy the last heights re- maining south of the Disc in that region.
 Al Mont de Choisy the French troops are within ? 1-2 miles of the Disc at Pontoise, the direct road to which is now under fire of French batteries.
 Carlepont to the southwest, is also in the hands of the French to- night and from this place their guns command another road to the Disc, at Sempgny, directly south of Noyon.
 
 General Mangin with his right sol idly on the heights north of the Aisne around Fontenoy is sweeping the Germans off the high ground south of the Disc, obliging them to retreat across the river or retire eastward. In either event the success of the movement will expose the region about Noyon to artillery attacks from the south, the southeast and the southwest
 The Germans are fighting hard against this danger, relying princi- pally upon machine guns, as in the Thiescourt region, thus indicating that some of the artillery already is across or is on the way across the river Disc. The count of prisoners and an inventory of the booty taken still are incomplete. One corps in quantities of captured war materials of all sorts.