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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-12-14
TRIBUTES FROM
SECRETARY BAKER

Following q tour Of South England.
Secretary Of War Baker made this
comment on the work done By the
American Red Cross for our boys:
"These are the things which count
The American Red Cross 10 to be con.
graduated on the way In which II 10
looking after our boys II u doing
fine work." -. h
Following his return from France.
Secretary Baker wrote this note to
the American Red CRoss in London:
II left London 80 shortly after my
drive to Winchester that had no
early opportunity; to thank you for
the courtesy Of the touring car which
you placed at my disposal for the trip.
On this trip to Europe have received
fresh and noteworthy evidence Of the
astonishing efficiency Of the American
Red Cross operations in France and
England. I have been delighted to see
how much the American Red Cross
has done to weld hearts Of the allied
people together"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-12-14
CARGO Of SUPPLIES
GOES TO ARCHANGEl
Fed Cross Sends Relief Ships for
Allied Soldiers and Civilians
In Starving Russia.

A relief ship was recently sent IRON
this country to Archangcl by the
American Red Cross with 1900 tons
Of drugs, food. soap and other sup
plies for the use Of the Allied soldierS
and needy civilians In that part Of
Russia. The vessels cargo was vaL
ued at $1,61l.2S3
Later, another ship was dispatched
carrying 200 tons Of similar supplies
furnished by the American Red CroR
the total expenditure for the two ship
ments amounting to over &2.OOO.00o
Major G. 7. williams OF Baltimore
was In charge Of the party Of thirteen
which accompanied the shipment from
this country. He WINS formerly mem
Der Of the Red Cross Commission for
Roumania. Major Kirkpatrick. At one
time q member Of the latter commits
sion, but recently attached to the
Army Medical Corps, heads the medh
cal end. Of the Archangel expendlti0o.
Drugs and general hospital supplies
constituted the greater part Of the
cargo sent from America.
While the chief concstn Of the e.
pedition was providing comforts for
American and Allied fighting men In
that part of the world, all efforts were
bent to get relief to the Russian SOL
diers who were returned from Ger.
man prison camps at the rate Of about
$4,000 q week. The condition Of the0o
men was pitiable. 1t has been esti-
mated that 90 per cent. Of them were
tubercular.
In addition to drugs and food. a.
most every imaginable article on the
list Of supplies sent over was for tho
comfort, convenience and pleasure OF
the Allied soldiers. Just q few OF
these articles were playing cards,
razor blades, jewsharps, mandollnA
accordeons, ukaleles, Photographs,
cameras skates, wigs, whiskers,
grease paints, footballs, snowshoes.
slippers, hockey outfits, indoor base
bnlls. moving picture outfits, Bibles,
prayer books, boxing gloves, games.
music, books, cigarettes, candy and
dried fruits.
The need of prompt relief for the
| inhabitants OF towns along the coast
of the White Sea and on tie ko!a
peninsula, mary OF whail werr facing
starvation was fousd to be imperi-
tive. Scurvy had b.OAen out ailoAs
the people at these places. adding 10
the general distress,
The towns TO which the relief ex-
! pcnslltion was sent are virtually iso-
| lated from the outside world because
of the treacherous coast line, shifting
sand bars and unchared waters. An
exceptionally early frost, even for that
part Of the world. ruined the harvestA
which were expected to improve con-
ditions. Statements, printed In Rus
sian. explaining the work Of the Red
Cross, were distributed among the In
habitants.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-12-14
EVERYTHING is GOING
OUT

Director Geenral AcAdoo announc-
that during the eight months from
April to December !. the govern
ment has advanced over s616.o0o.-
900 to the railroads in the shape Of
loans to cover new equipment and
for operating deficits OF that am.
cunt s1ss.000.O00 was taken from
surplus cravings Of certain roads
and the American Railway Express
Comapny. The remainder. 3S16.'
900. 900 came from the revolving
fund OF s6oo.ooo.ooo provided BY
Cnsress In the railroad control act.
This fund, by the way. appears Ia
revolvs only utwardly. and ct the
prsasnt rate Of expenditure Congress
will have to provide anothAx halk
billion n The vav near future ;,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-12-14
PRETTY LATE

Taking a cue from Congress.
which. under the Cummins resolution
intends to assert its functions as a
coordinate branch Of the government
the Civil Service board has recon-
NEEDED the filling Of all field POSI-
lions In the various Federal depart.
ments by Civil Service instead Of By
sxecutiv appointment. declaring that
las long 40 the highes administers
tive positions remain unclassified't
be filled upon patronage basis. the
classified service will not be . car
eer in competition with outside
fields Of employment" 1t is feared
that this recommendation comes too
late In the life of this administration
to beof any practical value. Never
In our history ha sthe spoils system
held such sway as under Mr.. Wilson.
One Of the subjects which should be
given consideration in the pending re-
construction program is the thorough
Overhauling and retrenchment m
the governmental departments ana
the speedy return TO the classified
service basis. which nas been utterly
debauched by Bsrleson. Roper and
other pets Of the eourt.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-12-14
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy If You Know DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret Of keeping young u to fee
young = to do this you must watch your
liver and bowels - there's no need Of
having sallow complexion = dark ring
under your eyes Apimplec - q bilious
look in your face : dull eyes with No
sparkle. Your doctor will tell you ninety
per cent Of all sic,sness comes from IN.
active bowels api liver.
d.. Edwards well-known physician
In Ohio, perfected q vegetable com.
pound MIXED with olive ell to act on
thu liver ani bowels. which he gave to
his pa.ier :; Jar ycars. ares S,sss'
Or. e.. aris' Give Tablets, the substi,
tuts i.s cl.oInel, are gentle In their action
yet always effective. They bring about
that exuberance Of spirit, that natural
buoyancy which shouii be enjoyed by
everyone, by toning IN the liver and clear.
ing the system OF impurities
You will knew DR.. Edwc-cs' Olive Tab
lets by their OLIVE color. l0c and Csc pei
box. All druRRi 4
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-12-14
brotherhoods.

DrOtneruOO0ss
Tax everybody to pay the tele-
phone and telegraph bill Of someone
else. 30 politicians can make and
play politics.
Tax everybody for state owned
mills. elevators. stock yards and
packing plants to enrich the farmers.
Anything you don't like have the
government taxe 1t over ESQ long as
It isn't your business). and furnish
some class service at q higher or
lower price as best suits the case
and let the customer or the taxpayer
pay the bill,
That is the cry Of the socialist ell
ement and the Nonpartisan League
from North Dakota to California.
Cannot fair minded and uncorrupt.
ed Americans unmask these policies
OF paternalism?
Where will this system stop?
Shall the America republic 60
down under class legislation or will
| It stand for. fair play and justice and
q square deal for all?
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-12-14
A ONE MAN RULE

So far a. America 10 concerned,
partissnship dominated the prosecu-
ton Of the war. and evidently. II
will dominate our participation in
the negotiations for peace. 30 far
a. It could b accomplished. We had
. one man war policy. An effort
10 being made to have . oneman
representation Of the nation In the
peace parleys. Gradually the disclo-
sures are showing the deplorable 70
! suits Of one man and partisan man.
agement Of war. and we shall doubt.
iess have many decades to regret the
one man. partisan peace representa-.
tiep.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-12-14
so WHY WORRY?

There Is probably needless con.
Germ over the danger of unemploy-
ment among men because women
have entered SO largely into indus
try. Most Of the women went into
the work with the knowledge that Il
was temporary. and that they must
relinQuish 1t when the emergency
has passed. Prcoaply majority Of
them were women who were not
compelled to 60 into employment in
order to make living. but went to
work for wages as patriotic endeav-
or to help win the war. Many Of
them were the wives or sweethearts
Of men who went over there. and
when the soldiers come back they
will retire from wage earning to take
up the higher duties of making .
home for their husbands. No doubt
the number Of women In industry
has been permanently increased. but
not to such an extent a. to present
a serious problem In reconstruction
work. As soon as industry gets back
to normal conditions. there will be
only the normal amount OF unem-
,Ployment.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-12-14
Replacing the Orchards

The American Red Gross has given
$4,000 to assist In the replanting OF
trees In the orchards laid bare By the
Germana With this sum 10000 fruit
trees will be replaced In The devao.
tated orchards Of Belgium and north
sru France.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
By a Brook
oFrom Contemporary Verse

This is the latest poem by Sara Teasdale who
last week awarded prize of $500 by Colum
hia University for the best book Of poems OF the
year. her Love Songs" published by the MacmiI
Ian Company
Y SAW a speckled trout to-day
Where the brook forgets to play
And stretches out to fall asleep.
There the water is four feet deep,
And under the nipples the high sun weavcs
A net of light between the leaves.
Many gray rock paves the pool,
And in the shade where the light is cool
| the strangely quiet trout.
The sinners and minnows slid in and out
But the trout moved only delicate fin
To rhythmic measure out and in,
Lying in the silvery shade
That the lichencd bowldcr made.
lie had six inches of length to boast
And they had only four at most,
And his naughty round-eyed gaze
Would not watch their vulgar ways
OF hurrying with rise and dip
To take the air in bubby sip.
He did not even deign to see
The silent but all ll-powerful me;
Nor the robin that cooked his eye and came
Who're the water reflected his smoky flame,
Nor the caterpillar leaf let fall
Who foated, whiskers and furs and all;
Nor the kingfisher, his enemy,
Who watched on the high rock close by me,
Convinced no human being could
Sit so harmlcssly there in the wood.
Then over the crest of Mount Guardian
little cloud putfed up like foam
Higher into the sky's blue dome,
And over the next blue mountain ran
A drove of scattering white clouds
Gathering into graying crowds.
| saw the net was all unspun
Woven under the pool by the sun,
And the leaves were putting on silver coats,
And the robins whistling rainy notes;
Deep in the hush the distant drum
OF thunder in some folded place
Summoned regiments of rain.
cold wind beat upon my face,
The trees bent down as if in pain.
To the loud tattoo and the echoing hum
Clouds came marching up the sky;
Rank on rank swept grayly by;
The heaven slashed by sabre Of
light
Suddenly-at noon, came night.
Then the first icy drop,-and !
Ran, but first gave a look
The trout was quiet in the brook,
Resting only the stupid
Unabashed by God and man.
SARA TEASDALE
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Shoulder Straps for Army Nurses

The Raker bill. reorganzing the Army
Nurse Corps, was not attached as an
amendment to the army appropriation
bill. 1t was general legislation and q
single objection would have been suf1i-
cient to kill it.
But this bill will make its way through
Congress. 1t is based on justice and
logic. 1t aims at expanding and mod
ernizing our antiquated military organ-
zation. 1t offers decent recognition to an
invaluable body Of war workers.
This war has brought the professional
woman nurse her greatest opportunity
She contributes her skill and training
for army hospital work. She is entitled
to a status similar to that of an army
surgeon. To make her work effective she
needs the authority which commission
confers. 1t is pure absurdity to take
nurses Of high attainments and executive
capacity into the army medical service
and then give them no higher military
standing than that of an unframed hos
pital orderly.
War wipes out all factitious distinc-
tions. The trained nurses functions are
those of an officer. She should wear an
officers shoulder straps and draw an Off
GERS pay. Great Britain and Canada are
ahead of us. They have already created
an Army Nurse Corps patterned on the
model OF the regular medical corps.
In Queen Alexandra's Imperial Mill
relative rank of lieutenant colonel or
major of the general staff Nurses have
the relative rank of lieutenant. By
virtue of their commissions they become
the superiors of all the non commissioned
officers and orderles.
There has been much complaint in
France about the confusing status of our
army nurses. What are they? They are
neither commissioned officers, non-conos
nor enlisted men. "We are just hired
extras" says one. This is a situation
which makes for friction, delays and bad
discipline in hospitals. The nurses are
under the ward master-an unframed
corporal or sergeant. The men look to
him for direction and not to the nurses.
Another nurse writes from France:
"They (the orderlies) absolutely refused
to take orders from the nurse and smoked
continuously when on duty"
A real Army Nurse Corps with au-
thority and responsibility is needed.
Power must go with knowledge. The
army nurse should have a chance to do
her professional work under modern mill
tarysconditions.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09

themselves reflected in their audience.
They have little self knowledge. The great
adventurers, the great buffers, the greas
squanderers and humbugs are eXtroverts.
For this type intuition plays supreme
part. A man like this does not think
very consecutiveiy. Says DR.. Nicoll:
"The startling things he sometimes
does, whether ii be in the selection of the
exact phrase to win the mob, or of the
right man for the job: whether 1t be an
invention, policy or business, not tho
outcome of thought but Of a certain feel
ing, finely graded, which impels him in Il
certain direction
All of US know such people, likewise
their oppostes. 1t is obviously absurd
to think that the main springs of action
in type like this will be the same as for
the thinker, the philosopher or the re
cluse; that is. for the introvert. That is
why clear recognition of this wide gulf
of difference is so essential in the hand
ling Of and our daily contact with diff
ferent types of men. to say nothing of
getting some kind Of objective picture
Of what we are like ourselves.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09

two deep lines around the mouth, gentle
with each other, speaking softly. but Ger
you could find in all the world. We
should not have noticed them particularly
but for the officers dazed appreciation.
They are probably from somewhere in
the mountains" we said, at last.
The officer gave US a strange look.
Such men as these and we took them so
much for granted that we couldn't tell
where they came from,
But we know very little about our
selves
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Arriving!

If the German assault upon our com
mon civilization is to be repulsed it must
be repulsed by American reserves arriv-
ing at the decisive hour In the struggle.
Three months of acute anxiety are ahead
of us, new and terrific German blows
must still be expected; but the element of
time is already beginning to run against
but slowly losing his advantage in num-
bers; he will lose it defnitively wlfen our
first million has arrived. Once he loses it
his defeat in this war will no longer be
doubtful he can no longer disguise it
from his own people.
The campaign of 1918 is another
Waterloo campaign, played for even
greater stakes with numbers twentyfold
as great, but the conditions are striking
ly similar. And for our allies the arri-
val on the line of Pershing's first divi-
slons has the same meaning that the ap-
pearance of Bulow's advance guards on
Napoleon's flank had for WELLINGTON one
hundred and three years ago this month
Napoleon still believed he could defeat
WellingtOn; in the battle that followed
he came very near to success. But fail
ure brought sure and swift ruin This
is what the appearance of American
troops on the line now means; it is the
promise, if not yet the guarantee, of
German ruin. Torcy and Bouresches,
Cantigny and Chateau Thierry, where
American effort was first exerted in the
present struggle, may yet become as en-
duringly famous as Plancenoit in the
earlier and far smaller imperial conflict
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Life and the Exhovert

A great many people have the impress
sion that the new findings in psychology
which have shed such a flood of light on
the source of our ideas and emotions have
about them something gruesome and un
pleasant. And this impression no doubt
was good deal fostered by the writings
of pioneers like Freud and his disciples.
1t sometimes seemed as if they took
perverse pleasure in jarring the sensibili
ties of folk who were not accustomed to
daily visits to hospitals of the mind.
In point of fact, if the new psychology
has any wide value, outside of it's clinical
use in hysteras and the "neuroses." it is
certain that it will promote a healthier.
saner, SUMMER view of life and our social
relations. This more cheerful side of the
subject has been dealt with very pleas
antly in an excellent little book by DR..
Maurice Nicoll, of London. 1t is rather
badly named "Dream Psychology" for it
has relatively little to do with dreams.
and that little rather vague and dis
appointing. But it has some extreme
ly stimulating chapters on the employ
ment and direction of the life inter-
ests through the recognition of the un-
conscious motive. Of still wider interest
for the problems of education and the
bringing up of children are some quite
vivid pages on the characteristics of what
have come to be technically known as the
extrovert and introvert types. Here is
his definition Of the former:
"They come in contact with fife
eagerly, spontaneously, without prepara-
ton or plan; they are Of that large group
of people who are sociable and who accent
social values unquestioningly
fond of amusement not greatly
burdened by the problems of this world.
They flow out into action and into emo
tional contact very easily love
movement. and respond to what is going
on around them with great facility"
The secret of the extroverts character
seems to lie in the thinness of the barrier
that intervenes between feeling and ac-
ton. So he
must constantly plunge into
situations where previous thought would
have deferred him. He does not regret it
because it is by this method that he
learns. He must feel not once but con-
stantly that he is right, and every one
else is wrong, because he is being guided
by his feelings. He is constantly devisinp
fresh forms of activity. He likes to see
before him number of engagements, be-
cause he forms the sense of his own ex
istence to himself solely by his activities
and feelings"
Because Of the briliancy of their feel.
lngs this type when they think wrong
exists will move heaven and earth to qet
1T right. They rarely go to the root of
anything. Their intense life of feeling
entangles them in outer aspects. Dr.
Nicoll adds:
"A constant study of the typical ex
'roverts gives the impression that they
Judge OF themselves by what they see of
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Forty Per Cent Farming

1t is very remarkable letter which
we print this morning from Mr.. William
Stull, Nebraska banker of wide practi
cal experience, on farm conditions in the
West We understand that he was him.
self formerly large holder of farm
lands, but sold out these holdings in re-
cent years on account of the extreme
difficulties of profitable operation and
the low capital return.
MIR. Stull estimates that in his section
OF the country unfavorable labor and
marketing conditions before the war had
SO reduced the number of laborers that
not to exceed 40 per cent of the capacity
of these farms was being realized. And
the war has served to accentuate rather
than to improve these conditions. This
is not pleasant picture to contemplate.
1t is very generally known that the
average yield per acre in this country is
nothing like what it is in Germany, nor
even in England, although the yield per
man employed on the farms is higher in
the United States than anywhere else.
That is owing to the difference in methods.
The great dearth is of labor. 1t is all
very well to talk about the extensive
use of tractors bringing a great change
in farming conditions. In spite of all
the work a tractor can do, in spite of the
high development of machinery, the fact
remains that farming is very largely
sides machines, increasingly valuable as
the latter undoubtedly are
We face a shortage of a million or
more farmhands. Mr. Stull makes the
suggestion that in these circumstances
we should open the doors to the Chinese.
This is not new suggestion. Favor
able discussion of it is rapidly spreading.
1t IS argued that the conditions that
drove this country to exclude Chinese
labor no longer exist, and we are con-
fronted, as Mr.. Stull says, with a very
serious situation. 1t would be easy
enough to import Chinese labor. The
temptation to do so, as the readiest solu
ton of serious labor problem, may be
expected to grow. We perceive the i'm
mediate advantages. We could ourselves
suggest certain practical details, as that
every Chinese laborer admitted should
be put under bond-say, a Liberty bond
to return or be returned to his native
country when, in the judgment Of the
proper authorities, his presence had
ceased to be economically desirable. Yet
we can see how in our haste to solve a
present problem by recourse to Asiatic
labor we might be laying up trouble for
the future. Labor is one thing in theory
and another in fact. 1t is in the alb
stract commodity, fluid and economic;
but 1t is also human and quickly strikes
root in any environment.
Our feeling is that the remedy pro-
posed by Mr.. Stull is acceptable only in
the last extremity, that is, when we have
absolutely exhausted our own resources
IN labor. This we have not done.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
To a Food Crisis
BIZ an agricultural Banker

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: am deeply interested in everyth;n.
that pertains to agriculture and feel sh..
very few business men. East Or West, nav.
anything like a clear conception Of exist-
ing conditions. Just at present, for in
stance, the papers are full Of comments
concerning the Non Partisan League which
took possession of North Dakota year ~
two ago and but for the war would nov
have the balance of political power in mos,
if not all, states in the corn belt.
will not attempt to discuss their merit.
or demerits feel that to them. al -
every other man and institution, the sams
test should be applied: "Are they for ia a,
against US ?" "Are they helping or hinder.
ing our war activities?" If the latter, th.v
should be suppressed One thing, however
seldom, r ever, mentioned in the press. bu,
which should burn Itself into the con
scienccness of every thinking man. is this
question: what is the cause of such dis.
content that such an organization is possi.
ble?"
Upon the bald promise of betteriny mar.
kcting conditions, with 10 good evidenc.
that they could deliver the goods, suf,-
cient number of farmers in that little Stat.
Of North Dakota contributed SIS per capisa
until these enthusiastic and scf-appointed
agricultural reformers had more than a
million in cash at their disposal to advance
their propaganda.