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The broad ax., 1918-09-07
Kerensky Real Diplomat.

Here is n Kerensky story told by a
man lately returned from Petrograd.
Kerensky was summoned from his no
tel after midnight TO the headquarters
of the provisional government. A fell
low guest at the hotel met Kerensky
las he was going out and, learning of
the summons Kerensky had received.
exclaimed:
mot another revolution, / hopef"
81 don't know" replied Kerensky,
land hurried away.
! The next day his fellow guest asked
;Kerensky what had been the trouble
which had brought him out 30 late the
previous evening.
Kerensky smiled.
81 had forgotten to sign letter" he
replied.
The broad ax., 1918-09-07
The Mystery of Love.

Love is the great mystery OF nie.
II may be the growth Of years, montnS
or an instant, says the Christian der,
aid. Man sees q million beautiIul
faces; he hears a million sweet voices ;
he meets a million women with flowers
at their breasts and light in their eyes
and they do not touch him. Then nc
sees the one, and she holds him loi
life and death. She is no nobler, pei
ter or more beautiful than were tnOso
he passed by. and yet his word =
empty without her. Assuredly there
Is far more than fashion in this un'-
-ersal force we call love.
The broad ax., 1918-09-07
TO CURB u" BOATS
@Sea Jitneys" Suggested for A..
tack on German Bases,
Canadian Naval AlrpIane Fiob,..
Home to Recover From shraUn.I
Wounds Expresses an Opinion

Theorizing about war conditions l..
grown quite as tiresome, no doubt -
the people who read newspapers as :.
has to most of the people Who wr,,'
for them. Yet, now and then w.
meet a man who theories from M
facts Of experience and knowledge sDI
who point" something out that rr.s
food for thought. Such q cas- a
seemed to several OF us, when 4 oTa.
little chap, son of a Canadian mIIIO,'
aire, told US his view of the war :
Its present siege, q New York Cora
spondent Of the Cincinnati Times.S,,,
writes. His brother was killed at tbs
Marine and he himself is home 70 "a
cover from shrapnel wounds received
when he was flying q naval airplapa
some thousands of feet above a town
on the Belgian coast.
'The outstanding fact, Just now
he said, 'is that the German U-boats
are doing pretty nearly as much AZ
they were expected to do and that va
have no effective defense against them
The Germans are almost justified in
believing that they are on the way TO.
ward starving England into submis.
sion. If we don't find q new and sue.
cessful way to combat the U-boats the
situation in England will soon be yery
critical. OF course, fancy q way will
be found. But it must be something
entirely new in warfare. For my part
/ am convinced that success can be
obtained only by the apparently des.
perate undertaking Of assaults by sea
upon the U-boat bases. say 'appar.
emily Desperate By any known or
tried method such assaults would be
simply useless and suicidal.
"The German harborS are mined.
netted from end to end and fortified
with tremendous shore batteries O.
heavy and aircraft guns. How can tie
bases be attacked? Well, Of course,
that will be settled by some one else
than !, but / have heard a Theoretical
plan Of attack proposed by one Of our
naval men which made a great impress
sion on me. He said we must build
thousands of small submarines-sOme-
thing like the sea jitneys' which man
ufacturers have talked aboUt-and 20
into the German harborS with swarmS
Of them, at the risk of losing ninety.
nine out Of every hundred boats and
crews. Barrage fire and bombing have
been the new and successful things in
land fighting.
This officers proposal is for some
thing like an undersea duplication Of
this plan Of attack. Most Of the little
boats would be lost, no doubt, bat most
Of them would succeed in doing NJ
terial damage with one or two tore
does. Nets would be blown away, mines
exploded, guard ships sunk and such
other DISCRIMINATION Of the harbor de-
lenses accomplished as to give the biz
ships a chance to complete the WORK.
Yes, it's true that q man would hardly
need to worry about his return UP
If he went in on one Of these Little
boats. It would be work for yolun-
teers. But the volunteers would De
plentiful enough. That / am sure OIL
'Tf such attacks promised to win
the fight against the U-boats, men
would be willing to go. 1t would Dc
enough for them to know that they
were striking the sea murderers al
their home, and that some Of them
might possibly get back"
The broad ax., 1918-09-07
THE BUSINESS AND THE POLITICAL
CAREER OF HON. MARTIN B. MADDEN,
WHO WILL BE REELECTED TO CONGRESS
FROM THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DIS
TRICT OF ILLINOIS.

, body; the long and varied business expe-
rience of Mr.. Madden pre-eminently
fitted him for that position, for some
time prior to being elected to Congress
in 1904 he was one of the directors of
the Metropolitan Trust and Savings
Bank and his banking or financial train
ing in that direction assisted him to
easily grasp and master all of the vast
propositions which confronted him in the
United States Congress.
Long since Congressman Madden has
proven himself to be one of the best
and foremost, ready running and most
effective debaters in either branch of
Congress. His numerous fiery tits with
the fre-eating Negotiating Congress
men of the South in relation to the civil
and political status of the Colored peo-
pie in this country has attracted the at
tention of the civilized world.
His speeches delivered in Congress
February 81, 1909, June s, 1914, January
Z, 1915, January IL, 1915, April 4, 1916,
and April "a, 1916, on "The Black Bat
talion-Loyalty of the Colored Soldier
Versus the Proposed Segregation of Col
ored People, F." Injustice of the African
Exclusion Amendment to the Immigra-
tion Bill, 1" Protection of Negro Won
anhood," Answering Criticisms by
Congressman Clark of Florida" and
"Defense of the Constitutional Rights
of the Negro" are the most logical and
formidable orations in defense of the
manhood rights of the Negro that have
been delivered in either branch of Con-
gress since the days of the immortal
and illustrious Charles Sumner.
Mr.. Madden is one of the hardest
working members of Congress, being
known far and near he receives hun
dreds of letters daily from people all
over the country; many of them are
from Colored people wanting him to do
th;s @bo+ opl +ho otbor tb;nr, Co. .bo,,,
and he never rests until the very last
letter is answered, and if those who are
only known to him by reputation in all
parts of this country could vote for him
at the primaries Wednesday, September
IL, he would be renominated by more
than two hundred thousand majority.
Congressman Madden after laboring
long and very hard recently secured the
passage of his pet bill in both houses of
Congress to increase the pay of all the
employees in the postal service through
out the United States and as direct
result of his labors in that direction
thousands and thousands of Colored men
and women working for Uncle Sam in
the postoffice department will receive
more pay for their services and they as
well as the White employees in that
branch of the government residing in
this city and throughout the country
would be less than human if they did
not want to see him reelected to Con-
gress from the First Congressional Dis
trict of illinois.
The broad ax., 1918-09-07

Hon. Martin Barnaby Madden, Re
publican candidate for denomination for
Congress from the First Congressional
District of Illinois, was born at Darling
ton, England, March 20, 1855. He was
the son of John and Eliza % 'NeiD Mad
den. He received his education in the
public school, night school and bust
ness college. As a small or young boy
he faithfully served as water boy for
the Western Stone Co. At that time he
was only ten years old, his parents prior,
to that time coming to this city from
their home in England to reside.
On May 16, 1878, Mr.. Madden was
united in marriage to Miss Josephine
Smart, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Smart, of Downer Grove, Ill, and they
are the proud and honored parents of one
highly accomplished daughter, Mabel
B. (Mrs. Paul Henderson,, whose hus-
band is doing his bit to win the war for
a worldwide democracy.
Being full of courage and ambition
and possessing large amount of execu-
tive ability to an eminent degree, Mr..
Madden worked his way up from the
water boy of the Western Stone Co. to
Its president and for many years it has
been one of the greatest and most ex-
tensive concerns of its kind in the
United States.
Mr.. Madden honorably served as the
president of the Quarry Owners Asso-
citation of the United States from 1885
TO 1889; president of the Illinois Manu-
facturers' Association, 19O1-O2; vice
president Builders and Traders Ex-
change of Chicago, 1ss6-s7; delegate to
the National Builders conventions five
times.
With distinction he served as chair
man of the Republican City Committee
of Chicago from 1890 to 1896; he has
been a prominent member of the Repub-
lican County Committee since 1890 and
at the present time he is its first vice
president; he was the temporary chair
man of the Republican State Convention
of 1896; he has served as a delegate to
3ll Republican National conventions
since 1896 (served on sub Committee on
Resolutions since 1900, and wrote the
Isthmian plank in 1900; he was one of
the most prominent, valuable and most
business-ike members of the Chicago
City Council from 1889 to 1897, and was
president of that body from 1891 to 1898,
and was chairman of the Finance Com
mittee seven years out of eight.
Mr.. Madden was elected to Congress
from the First Congressional District of |
Illinois in 1904 and just as he was sworn
in on the 4th of March, 1905, he was
selected as one of the members of the
committee on appropriations, and it was /
the first time in the history of the lower
house of Congress that brand-new MEM
Der has ever been selected to serve on |
that most important committee of that
The broad ax., 1918-09-07
Lonely Eminence.

did you ever try to uplift the
dramag"
Yes" replied Mr.. Stormington
Barnes. Il uplifted the drama to my
entire satisfaction. But the public
was so well satisfied with my attain-
ments that people didn't feel II neces-
sary to come around and supervise my
Demonstrations
The broad ax., 1918-09-07
lis Broadway,
New York, June 18th, 1908

Julius F. Taylor, Esq,
Ed. "The Broad Az"
Chicago, Ill.
Ny dear Mr.. Taylor:
Your letter just received and con-
tents carefully noted, and 1 was very
glad to hear from you.
Your suggestions are very wise and
timely, and they meet with my hearty
approval. 1t would be the height of
political folly for the Democratic party
in its platform to do anything contrary
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-07
What Citizenship Means.

Three simple steps are involved in the naturalization Of aliens
the declaration of intention, the petition and the final hearing, SO
have they become that it is only when some significant
expression OF citizenship is voiced that the subject thrusts itself upon
public notice: Such an expression was uttered by Judge James NJ
Morton, Jr, In the United States district court in Boston recently
when about 100 aliens sought admission to citizenship. After the
dreary task OF hearing the qualifications of applicants, says the
Christian Science Monitor, the judge said to those about to enter the
American fellowship:
You are about to be admitted to citizenship in the United States;
You are about to be made a partner in this great firm. And it is we'll
that You should know what this means. 1t is not merely paying So in
cash, and giving half a days attendance in court. 1t is not simply
entering into this partnership so that you may draw a partners
salary. That is not the idea behind citizenship, you must do your
part for the firm.
eff you have not decided that your affections are here, you have
no right to become citizens of this country. Up till now you have
belonged to Great Britain, France, Sweden, Russia, Italy. You are
about to gain citizenship, that will give you all the rights and priv
leges this country has to offer. 1t will give you a vote. President
Wilson casts his ballot in New Jersey. 1t counts for one. If you cast
your ballot in New Jersey, it will count for one also. Position makes
no difference.
"There is no office in the United States, so far as I am aware,
which will not be open to you, except two-the presidency and the
vice presidency. There is not a citizen in the country who will be
above or below you. You will be on the same level as your neighbor
Sometimes you will feel Disguised, as 1 do, at the meaningless
Haunting of the flag, or you may be dissatisfied with government
inefficiency. If a corrupt government is ever placed in power
remember, we are to blame, l, you and our fellow citizens. 1t is our
government and we are expected to carry it on rightly. There is a
great work for each one of us to do. Each must contribute his or her
share to make the government better than it is.
"Above all, do not forget the traditions of your adopted country,
for its traditions are among the most important possessions it has y
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-07
BRITAIN AND AMERICA
CAN WIN, SAYS CARSON

London (by maiD-"It may be a vain
belief on my part, but | hold it very
strongly, hat the United States and
ourselves, two great cousin nations. are
even by themselves in a position to
bring about the com-.ste fulfillment OF
the pledges that we have given"
This was one or the assertions made
by Sir Edward Carson, minister with
out portfolio in the British war cabinet.
at a meeting here for the purpose OF
launching a society to promote closer
relations with Rumania. Although
speaking under the shadow o the news
of an armistice or the Rumanian front,
Sir Edward declared that the entente
allies would continue in their determi-
nation to carry out their duty toward
Rumania.
II know of no end to this war that Is
possible without maintaining the rights
Of Rumania and Serbia just as much
as the rights Of Great Britain and her
empire" said Sir Edward. II repeat the
determination of his majesty's govern
ment that we will go on to the end with
unity until we have attained the OBJ
jects with which we entered into the
war. With our help Serbia, Rumania
and Greece, the most natural alliance
In the whole work, ought to build up a
fabric which will make not only for
the liberty and life OF their own people
but will greatly help in the solution of
the problems that will arise in tho
near east"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-07
History Repeats Itself.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
In the middle Of the Ninth century the
Slav tribes inhabiting the forests around
Lake men-near where Petrograd now
stands-paid tribute to military chieftains
who made incursions into the Slav coun.
try from the north. In the year $50 thu
Slavs rose against these foreign masters
and expelled them: but Immediately the
Slav tribesmen began to quarrel among
themselves, and conditions become sc
chaotic that three years later a commit
tee was sent to the foreigners to ask them
to return. This committee, says the story,
presented it's request as follows: ''Our
land is great and fe4 tile, but there is no
order In it. Come and reign and rule
over us"
To verify this historical note refer to
the invaluable Encyclopedia Britannica"
The Slavs Of the linen forests were tho
ancestors Of the Slavs who now inhabit
that part Of Russia. 1t Is an impressive
fact that today we see these descendants
doing essentially what their ancestors did
IL centuries ago. The bolshevjsts are send
ing committees to the foreign military
chieftains~ inhabiting an adjacent country
and the bolshevist leaders are inviting
these foreigners to come to Petrograd and
direct the government Of the country. Ir
fact, according to some accounts, the for.
eigners are already in charge.
Surely here is an interesting item for
thuse who are fond OF ransacking the past
for clews to the future. But it is really
true that the modern Russian Is as ready
as was his barbaric ancestor Of II cen.
turtles ago to be the slave OF a foreign.
master provided the latter will give him
food and drink?
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-07
"Rah- Raj" Boys Passing.

From the Chicago Daily News.
Now comes the "rah-rah boy" the lat
est sacrifice to war. The knell was
sounded recently at the meeting Of the
Association OF American Colleges In the
Hotel LaSalle. His elimination is a corol-
larry OF the war program which was an
nounced by DR.. Edmund Clark Sanford.
president Of Clark college. In view or the
prospect of the establishment of univer-
sal military training, Dr.. Sanford de-
clared, and the consequent loss to each
youth Of at least one year from his or
binary pursuits, 1t will be necessary to
reduce the length Of college courses to
three years. No corresponding reduction
in the curriculum is planned, said DR..
Sanford.
Education will become Intensified. 1t
will be a mans work." he said.
MANS work. Is the phrase that spells
doom for the carefree lot of many a col
lege boy Of today.
After the war we shall probably have
universal! military training" said DR.. San
ford. This would mean that a great
pressure would be brought to bear upon
the colleges to shorten the length OF the
courses, so that the Students could gradu-
ate in three years. This would be neces-
STATED by the financial needs of many
self supporting students, who would be
without opportunity to replenish their
funds II the military training should DO
given during the summer months. or dur
ing one continuous period"
DR.. Sanford took occasion to rap the
college "slaclSer,' who continued to stay
Is an institution In idleness, and used his
alleged intellectual pursuits as an excuse
for avoiding the responsibilities Of work.
Americas entrance In the world conflict
is regarded by the college presidents as
significant Of a more highly standardized
college course.
After the war our colleges will have
to conform to the standar Of the best
institutions Of the world" said DR.. San
ford. '"Ihe graduates Of American cool
ieges must be able to take their places
beside the best products of European in
stitutions. America, leaving her place OF
isolation, has given us a new ranking as
q world power to which the colleges must
conform"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-07
Those who object 60 liquid msdl'
cines can secure Peruna tablets.
OLD-FASHIONED WIFE BEST
Nat Goodwin, Who Has Had Expert
ence, Furnishes Specifications
for the Ideal Woman.

The business Of being a woman would
be very simple, Nat Goodwin believes,
If we took a tip from Mrs. Antedllu-
Wan Ancestor. That lady made the
family cave q magnet. Within its
walls her master never knew boredom,
Few neighbors could coax him forth,
ever for n game of s%kullbones. His
mate served him with beauty, wit, Wis
dom, comfort and what not. Every
replica Of his image was trained to
add to the household interest. In
short, Mr.. Ancestor had a "home."
"That IS all man wants today" Mr.
Goodwin says. "That Is what he means
when he clamors for the old-fashione0
woman
"It bores me to tears to talk OF mat
rimony," Mr.. Goodwin added.
my attitude is that Of a confirmed
optimist. My own record proves that
hope conquers experience.
81 am very old-fashioned IN my
ideas. If I have any. l think a woman
ought to do everything she can to
make herself beautiful and intelligent
useful and interesting, and then make
herself subServlent to her home. That
is what my mother did. l got both my
ideal and my optimism from her."
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-07
TELEPATHY OF HATE
SPIRIT FASTENED WAR

1t was telepathic messages or I
from Germany which were received by
America fully as much as Hun
atrocities which brought about the en-
trance of his country into the war, de-
clared Kaye Bernard. lecturer and
member OF the International Bureau of
Metaphysics, in an ddress before the
Sioux City T~heosophical society last
night. =.
'War with Germany was inevitable"
said the lecturer. According to Am
bassador Gerard's My Four Years in
Germany we have absolute proof Of the
systematic cultivation by German lead
ers Of q sentiment among the people
for a war with America.
Ambassador Gerard records the per-
soma threats OF the kaiser and his Of
ficers and his chapter on Hate is a key
to the German psychology which mas
puzzled the world"
The lecturer went into detail, eX-
planning the methods Of devines and
generals who Wed with each other in
the cultivation Of hate. Numerous ex-
amples were given of scientific mental
suggestion, among which was the IN
famous Hymn OF Hate"
Had metaphysics been as commonly
appreciated in this country as it was in
Germany, America would have been
awakened n prepared long before she
a / know personally OF many lndl
viduals possessing the power of tele-
pathic communication who were
warned in 1915 and earlier n who
were among the first to so to Europe
The subject Of the speakers address
was Adventures in the Land of Meta
physics" and included a discussion OF
mysticism, psychic suggestion and
other occult subjects, with numerous
demonstrations of metaphysical forces,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-07
Science in Government.
From the Milwaukee Journ;

from the MI. NE'kee JOurTal.
Those who delve into official reports
find a maze OF scientific activities now
being conducted by the United States gov
eminent. Those who think the govern
ment Is composed largely of politicians
keeping a berth warm might find 1t need
full to revise their opinions. For instance,
the department Of commerce has been
working on the physical. chemical and
metallurgical properties necessary for
producing safe steel rails. The broken
rails have been studied with minute care.
An examination Is under way to deter
mine the cause OF carwheel failures, why
they crack and break. The stresses in
some cases were found 10000 pounds to the
square inch.
~Seventy-five different kinds OF fire ex-
tinguiShers for use On board ships have
been examined. The best method Of tan
ming fish skins so that they will wear
longest has been the object OF an extern
sive series OF Investigations. Eighteen diff
ferent compounds Of sole leather and rub
Der for shoe soles have been studied. The
chemical properties of solid robber tires
have been examind. Radium for luminous
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-02-07
Food Profiteers in 1875.
Robert Burns, in the New York Wo

Robert Burns. in the New York World
Your editorial today on License the
Retailer" prompts me to refer to the case
OF William Glen, a New Haven merchant
as reported in the minutes of the New
Haven committee of inspection. March T.
1776. 1t will be seen that the food profiteel
failed to flourish in our 'tealess" days
simply because the homely fathers
charged with looking after the public In.
terests knew their business. Our food ad.
ministrators today have sanctified rrece.
dent and a very wholesome weapon &c
beat up retailing Gaspards, as witness:
A complaint being made against VIII
liam Glen, merchant, for a breach Of
the association, by buying tea and sell
ing 1t at an extortionate price and also
refusing paper currency therefore. said
Glen was cited to appear before the
aforesaid committee and make answer
to the foregoing charge. lie appeared
and plead not guilty, wherefore the
evidences against him We're called in
and sworn, n on motion, voted that
tho evidence Is sufficient to convict
William Glen Of buying and selling tea
contrary to the association and ordered
that he be advertised accordingly ana
that no person hereafter have any
dealing or intercourse with him.
or course, Glen crawled. He was adver.
tised. He signed a confession of his guilt
he begged the committees and even the
public's pardon. He promised to
the devil and all his works and pomp. All
this became a matter Of record, and In
chants trade, but I don't know what
custom he succeeded In getting back.
Legal presidents of several centuries
are sometimes woke in adjusting pres
ent day human differences, and for the
bureau Of food administration.