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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
THE NOTE OF CHALLENGE.
BY DR.. Frank Crane

About. tire best thing you can say
OF any work of man is that 1t is hui
man. When you say that you mean
that it is warm, close to the common
ness of mankind, not in anywise ex-
otto. People are queer, always striv-
ing to be exclusive, and always hat
ing to be excluded. We say we love
perfection; in reality we love defects.
Any little sin IN man brings us
near to him; we deprecate 1T, per-
haps rebuke him, but he comes clos
err. Friendship has nowhere to cling
with its tendrils when it seeks to en-
brace perfection
No; the charm of the son of woman
IS that of which Charles Lamb spoke,
IN his dream, when he described one
as "he that goeth lame and" lovely"
Principles have wrecked more mar
riages than faults, and virtues must
be held with great humility by human
hFnds. It is rot the most beautiful
omen that inspire and keep the
greatest devotion. The best loved
women are rather plain. And as for
men, it is the standing paradox that
strong and fine males do, not seem
capable OF arousing in a woman that
doglike affection, that passionate
championship, which a wastrel can
kindle
1t is Because what we love is hui
manity, and not virtue, and it is the
flaws that are the human marks. The
characterizatiOns of Joseph Jeffer-
son and Sol Smith Russell had this
touch. 1t is the secret of David War
fields appeal
We all want to be admired and en-
We'd, yet it is only when we are for
given that we conquer. There is a
certain tender spot of fove in the
heart that you can only reach bv
stumbling bit. Go on, and be a
success, and you will gain lot; but
there is also a reward chat is reserv-
ed for failures. The weak, of BODY
and of morals, break our hearts. but
they own us. Frail humanity comes
to us with a note OF challenge no
angel can utter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26

pected, he left the whole matter open
for discussion.
While it does not appear that the
conference has materially altered the
position of those senators who have
been openly and vigorously opposing
the entire League plan, the state
ments made by the president have
evidently taken the teeth out of some
Of their widely-heralded objections
to the proposed covenant; moreover,
as a result of the steadily increasing
light which has been thrown on this
great international problem by the
presidents statements at this con-
ference and also by his recent Paris
and Boston addresses, many people
have throughout the country, who
have heretofore been doubtful as to
the practicability and wisdom of the
League plan and inclined to oppose
it, seem to be rapidly taking the view
expressed, after the conference, by
Chairman Flood of the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs:
81 am heartily in favor of a League
of Nations. and since talking to the
president | am heartily in favor of
the Constitution presented. I see
nothing in it that affects the sover-
eighty of this country, or the right
to control it's internal affairs, or
which weakens the Monroe doctrine.
| believe that the people are over
whelmingly in favor of League of
Nations, in this country and abroad.
1t is the only hope of enduring peace"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
TO CHRISTEANIZE THE WORLD.

If every churchman in the United
States gave ome-tenth of his income
there would be something over
$2,O00,O00,000' every year for the big
enterprise of Outstanding the world
Sounds incredible but we figure il
this way: There are over 4O,5OOOOO
church members in the United States
and the per capita income is about
S5OO-multipfy and take the 1.-THE of
1t, and you get result that is
astounding.
Sick LITTLE children everywhere
could have treatment in HOSPITALS.
Eighty per cent of South Americas
babies would no longer die before
they are two years old. Fifty million
outcasts in India would find new light
and new rife. Christianity instead of
Mohammedanism would win 80 900 900
blacks In central and south Africa.
In the homeland, every. minister's
salary could be doubled; every church
could have its own parish house and
community center, while as for benev-
olences- every great board could be
increased 1000 per cent, except the
board OF education, and that could be
increased 5000 per cent-multiplied
by fifty!
The simple matter Of giving a tenth
OF income would mean the beginning.
OF new world.-Worfd Outlook.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
THE FARMERS TELEPHONE SYSTEM.

Mighty Bell interests are prone to laugh at
and ridicule the petty little independent tele-
phone systems of the country. They say these
systems are poorly built and worse managed
They point out that they have no cost systems"
and that they maintain no sinking funds. That,
in short, a great storm would ruin them. That
their operating methods are old-fashioned and
that they are unable to give adequate and proper
telephone service.
Much of this criticism is sound. Our indie
pendent systems as rule are not well built. AS
rule they are managed in an unbusinesslike
manner. We have no sinking fund to take care
of storm or fire hazard and this is great fault
Instead of declaring dividends of two or three
dollars to each stakeholder Ga petty sum which
does the holder no particular good) the accumu-
lated earnings could be piled up and still piled
up ahead Of the inevitable day when fire or sleet
will tumble the system into ruins and the COM
pany put into bankruptcy.
We will also admit that the operators have
none of the pert phraseology which distinguishes
high-brow telephone service. On the Farmers
line you call by name, Tom, Dick or Harry, and
the obliging operator finds it for you without
comment. You call another town without toll
cost and talk to your party over a grounded line
The service isn't the best but it has quality Of
helpfulness that is mighty cheering.
Take it all in all the Herald is satisfied with the
Farmers system 1t is operated not as money
making affair but to give the maximum of ser
vice at minimum of cost We like this no toll
feature so abhorrent to the Bell idea. The Bell
always charges for toll calls regardless of dis
lance but the Farmers say, eve will give you all
we cam
The writer has no personal antagonism for
the Bell company. The Bell is a corporation and
has the corporation idea of profits. It is run
solely as money-making institution and we have
no quarrel with them for that.
But the Farmers is run as community insti-
tuition. With the idea of giving back to the two
thousand patrons and stockholders (nearly ev-
cry phone user is stakeholder under the Farm
ers' system) all that it can-.in the way Of SER
vice. The lines may be poorly built and the SER
vice may be noisy at times. But all in all it
carries the idea of cooperation and community
helpfulness so necessary to the advancement and
profit of the people and so abhorrent to the cor
poration
May we caution the people not to easily sur
render their interests in this matter?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
AFFECTION OF THE ELEPHANT

It is commonly supposed that all
large animals of tropical iungles ex-
press sense of ferocity, but this is
not true of the elephant, which is
only fierce when his self-protection
demands it. Perhaps no other animal
Is so affectionatc as the elephant
Whatever horse, dog, a cat or anv
domestic animal will do for its mas
ter, an elephant will do, and if it is
possible, with equal promptness
However, this is the case only if the
elephant has been treated with kind
ness.
In the East, in India and in Africa
elephants are not properly rewarded
Tor their kindness and services to
man. In India, this creature is hunt
ed, made prisoner, and forced to work
IN great lumber yards. In Africa. his
existence is threatened because of the
way that men track him down for w.
ory. If only the demands for ivory
would cease, the elephant might ha
free to go about his accustomed ways
and then he would always show his
affectionate nature. 40
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
HARD WORK AS A CURE.

Hard work still remains the hest
prescription for health. There is no
thing that will replace it. Mankind
mas been prone to find all sorts of
excuses to do away with the neces-
slty Of hard physical labor whenever
that was possible, but success in this
poilcy, far from doing good, does
harm. This is as true for the women
as Tor the men. There has been too
much coddling for their own good
PHYSICAL exertion makes the best
preventive OF ill-heaith and the best
safeguard against many of the fem
lnine liise quite as well as the mas
culine complaints. It took costly
war, the costliest in all human his
tory, to teach us that. Surely we
must derive every ounce of nrofit
from it that we can.-New York Med
zeal Journal. : 40
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
OUR NEW CITY HALL.

The Herald is assured by members of the COM
mlttee that the city hall will receive prompt at
tention They say that building operations were
held up on account of governmental building re-
strlctlons and that high prices of materials
greatly increased the probable cost. A meeting
to go over the matter is expected soon.
Ihere are numerous reasons why the city hall
project should be pushed now that the war is
over. The detected old ruin doesn't get any
worse but 1t certainly doesn't get any better. It
has been condemned by the state and if that is
so why isn't 1t unsafe a meeting place and
gymnasium? Lately the upstairs has been let
for chIlds training class. Suppose something
should happen with those children in there?
Building work now would provide an outlet for
idle labor. Dollars would be put in trade chan
nels and that is what the town needs.
The Herald hopes the city hall committee will
act with dispatch consistent with good Judgment
IN pushing the new building project.
President Wilson during his brief stay in this
country stated emphaticalIy that 'she knew that
the, overwhelming majority of the people favor
his scheme, and he was going to tell the people
and governments of Europe that such is the
easel
Twenty -four hours before the President made
that extraordinary statement Of his purpose, Mr.
Frank H. Simonds wrote to the New York
Tribune from Paris as follows:
Europe has accepted Mr.. Wilson as the
spokesman of America It has to an in
credible extent risked all its future upon Mr..
Wilson, not as individual but as President of
the United States, and if the country repudiates
what Mr.. Wilson has done here, for domestic or
political reasons which are wholly conorrnhanci
Die to every American, the European tragedy
will be stupendous.
"The European has known no other American
view than that of President Wilson. 1t has ac-
copied his view because it believed it to be the
American view, and today it stands literally
aghast in the presence Of the possibility that the
real view of America is something entirely diff
ferent from the Presidents"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26

Herald Item:-"1O $1,000, OOo, 900 fish eggs plant
ed in Tenney Park" Zero in light occupations
counting ten million fish eggs.
The Turkish women, it is said, have ceased
to wear wells. That ends the stories of beauti-
full inmates of harems.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26

Word comes that the allies will completely
dismantle the great German war base, Helgo-
land. Thus passes one of the bulwarks of Au-
tocracy and thus comes to light the real reason
for such an outlandish name-always puzzler
to schoolboys. Now-this- land-can-go-to-HeII
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26

A Kansas stockman was killed by his wife be-
cause he pulled the bedclothes off her when she
refused to get up, Sunday morning. She is in
Jail, and refuses to talk. Very remarkable
woman.
Evening star., 1919-04-27

the dear dead days OF home and mother
would want some one to read to him
from the Bible. 1t was Walt who was
ever present upon such occasions, no
matter whether it was midnight or mid
day This letter to his mother de-
s.ribes such an incident:
This afternoon ! have spent a long
tim. with oscar f. WILDER. Company
q, l;tth New York. He asked me to
read him a chapter in the New Testa-
uent. complied and asked him what
should read. He said. Make your
x, choice | opened at the close or
one Of the first books Of the evan
v.ii-s and read the chapters descrio-
ing the latter hours Of Christ. ana the
.r.,.s Of the crucifxion. The poor,
,sa Young man asked me to read
,h. following chapter also how CHRIST
,.Se again. / read very slowly. Tor
oscar was feeble. II pleased MN very
,.h vet the tears were in his eyes
a. asked me IL | enjoyed religion l
-. .p.rhans not my dear in the way
= ou mean. and yet maybe IL II 'ho
,.,,,. thIrg lie said. II is my ch'et
,.a,.,c. He talked OF death' ana
..,a n. did not fear H. said' why
d,n.t you think you VIII get
- ~. said. L may. but 1t Is not
h.hle n. spoke calmly or his
coalition. The wound was very bad
,.,, hat he was then the same as
Evening star., 1919-04-27

dying. He behaved very manly and
afrectionate. The kiss l gave him as
/ was about leaving he returned four
fold He gave me his mothers ad-
Dress Mrs. Sally d. WILDER. Allie
gheny Post Office. Cattaraugus coun-
~, n. Y. had several such inter-
views with him. He died a few days
after the one just described
Surgeons and nurses both asserted
that Whitmans kindly ministrations
to the soldiers frequently proved more
resultful than the medicines. 1t Is
said he went upon the theory that
generous -souled men and ~ men,
sending out thoughts of affection, were
ever better for the sick than pre-
scriptions
During all this time whitman lived
in garret. getting his own break
fast and buying one other frugal meal
each day He was enabled to do this
by contributing to newspapers now
and then. The money contributions he
received from old friends in New York
and vicinity were used in purchasing
various things for the men in the
hospitals.
The strain OF this arduous work of
love, continued so faithfully for many
months. caused the poets health to
break. He longed to see his mother.
but did not have the price OF ticket
TO New York. Hearing OF his sad
Evening star., 1919-04-27

predicament. John Hay, then private
secretary to President Lincoln, and
later Secretary OF State. arranged
through a mutual friend for the fur
nishing Of ticket. After a brief visit
to his mother he rushed back to
Washington to resume his hospital
visitations. But he never again re-
gained his superb health.
X
1t is difficult to imagine man with
such a glorious record for humanity
and country being ingloriously dis
missed from a government clerkship
by a cabinet member on charge that
had nothing whatever to do with his
duty.
The year 1865 found whitman brok-
secured in the Indian bureau, enabling
him to earn a livelihood and afford
ing him time to revise Leaves OF
Grass" for another edition.
James Harlan. Secretary Of the In
terror and former United States sena-
tor. had heard dark rumors concern
ing the famous book written by one Of
his clerks. 1t had even been whisper
ingly hinted to him that the book
was not quite what 1t should be. Ac-
cording to the story that has been
passed along. Secretary Harlan had n
clerk purloin the book from Whit
MANS desk late at night after Walt
Evening star., 1919-04-27

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Evening star., 1919-04-27
Centenary of Walt Whitman, Good Gray Poet
~ n O. BIsn pr.

EDAT NAr 81. -iu have
p-ZA- fzr.r>st tius year for
80 D-ssl~ 20 America esperi al
. 49, Evag IN Nash ngtOn.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-25

Nrtarsds lines strikes oklahoma e.
point ius' 30 miIc, south or 'i
northern line aud Alth fhls exception
'h" cUtirc eastern BOUNDARY ~ bn
.thoma ys tho state Of Arkansas
.. Lines In State.
In an there nrc - railroads 90
Oklahoma excluding those recorded
ts tutcrurban roads ot which thor'
arc raorc than dozen. a fact which
accounts for the rlpidliy with which
Tho state Is being deveIopcd with
reference 10 population and which
accounts for, In no snall measure
the development OF thc state especial
lNN As 4 distributing center for
Wholesale hoascs and implcmtu.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-25

"IHi MAiiCtlLI.'
4 neat baby trCu,h heel
pump that cun be worn plain
or with an ornament They
come I'm white. brown and
.n, o.seN I,,l. M@ or "'H $3.50
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-19
PRINTERS INK PAYS SAYS
ASHEVILLE TRADE BOARD
Starts Series OF Advertisements ia
Show People What Concerted
Effort Will Accomplish.

Money spent for advertising Is q
good investment" This statement
was made by r. II. McDuffie. presi-
dent of the board of trade, in speak
ing at conference of the citizens of
Asheville and to back 1t up, the board
OF trade is beginning a series of adj
Vertisements to show the People the
value of concerted and coordinate ,e
action through a central organization
for the upbuilding OF Asheville. Mr..
McDufiie stated that he had person
ally checked up a large number of
prominent citizens who are investing
money here in large amounts as di.
rectly the result of Asheville adver-
tising through the board of trade and
follow up letters and information.
THE fact" he continued CHA
Asheville has entertained large mum,
bers of visitors not only during the
summer season but through the win.
ter and spring as we'll for n number
OF years and that the present season
has been the greatest that Asevillo
has ever had. certainly indicates that
advertising city is Of even greater
importance than advertising a busi
ness, because the business itself can
not prosper unless there are large
numbers of people to purchase the
goods and wares"
NJ A. Erskine. chairman OF the
hnance committee OF the board of
trade, stated that he believed that
every dollar spent through the board
or trade in advertising and develop.
ment work. that 500 came in IN
Asheville for distribution among the
hotels. boarding houses, business and
professional men and also called at
tention to the fact that most prosper
Gus cities in the country anywhere
are those who have a live, active
board OF trade or chamber of com.
merce with an ample working ca nj
tai with which to carry on its adj
vertising and development cam
paigns
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-19
BRAMLETT SENTENCED
TO DEATH OCTOBER II
Judge Refuses Motion for New
Trial-Case Will Be
Appealed.

Greenville, S. c., Sept 15.-Aftar
refusing to grant a motion for a new
trial in the case of Hugh T. Bramlett,
convicted Thursday of murder in the
first degree. Judge James II. Puerifoy
sentenced Bramlett to death in the
electric chair on October II. Attor-
neys for the defense stated that an
appeal would he taken to the state
supreme court
Bramlett was convicted of the mur-
der of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Lou c.
McHugh, after one Of the longest
trials on record for Greenville county.
During the trial plea Of insanity
was made by the defense. The yer,
dict was reached Thursday night af-
ter trial lasting eigth days. The
killing OF Mrs. McHugh was commit
ted on the night OF June IS.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-19
MACON'S POLICE CHIEF
TENDERS RESIGNATION
Policemen and Outsiders Maxine 7,
Unpleasant for Him-TextiIe
Mills Reopen Today.

Macon. Ga, Sept. 1S.-Chief of
Police Warren McWilliams, former
Texan and former soldier, has handed
his resignation to the civil service
commissioners.
In verbal statement he said that
members OF the policemen and out
siders were making it unpleasant for
him and because of the discord he de.
cided to give up.
Policemen and fremen still refused
to turn in their badges or their union
cards today. They remained on duty,
Lieut. Martin Thompson. member of
the union took command when Me-
Williams resigned.
The resolution of the commission
calling on the police and fremen TO
disband their union was sent to the
city council which holds a meeting
tonight, asking that body to approve
the action.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-19
COOPER AND THOMPSON
TRY TO SETTLE STRIKE
Governor and Counciliator Go to
Rock Hill I'm Attempt to Bring
Order Out of Chaos.

Columbia. S. c. Sept 1S.-in an
effort to compromise and terminate
the textile strike at the Aragon and
Arcade cotton mills, Rock Hill, which
has been going on for the past six
weeks. Governor Cooper and X. e
Thompson, secretary of the South
Carolina conciliation board, went TO
Rock Hill this afternoon for confer
ence with both sides OF the labor
OF the mills.
Alex. Long. president of the mills.
and the strikers. 1t Is said, are will
ing to submit the dispute to arbitra.
tion
The textile workers. II is said. are
not striking for increased wages or
improved liviag conditions, but de-
sire recognition of their interna-
tional union by their employers. The
mill management. II is stated. is
averse TO giving this recognition. as.
In effect. II would be turning the gov.
ernment of their plants over to New
England union leaders.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-19

a hypocritical demand by the German
foreign office.
Yet. at the time OF that demand.
continued Mr. Wilson, President Nc.
kinley made no protest on the part
of the American government. Neither
were protests made. he asserted
when other nations took parts OF
Chinese territory
Which of the gentlemen that are
now protesting" he asked. "were
prominent in protesting against the
original grant to Germany? 1t makes
my heart burn when some men are
so late in doing justice"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-19
SUFFRAGE NOTES.
Woman Suffrage Bound To Come
Anyway-Bettcr Come With II

The National American Woman
Suffrage Association has issued the
Following statement with regard to
the woman voters of 1920 and sent
il broadcast into those states that
have not yet raified the Federal Suf-
FRANCE amendment.
Since the war began in 1914. the
following countries have enfranchis.
ed women: Great Britain. Canada.
Denmark, Iceland, Holland. Sweden.
Hungary, Poland, Russia, Austria.
Czecko-Slovakia the German Repub-
lie. Both France and Italy have pass
ed a suffrage bill through one house.
In the United States, the states
or Nevada, Montana, New York, Ok
iahoma, Michigan and South Dokota
have gained full suffrage since 1914.
The following states have, since 1914
given women the right to vote in the
presidential elections: North Dakota
Nebraska, Tennessee. Rhode Island
Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Mis-
souri, and Wisconsin.
The ffty-year struggle for an
amendment to the United States
Constitution giving all women the
same rights in the electorate that
men enjoy finally passed both houses
or Congress this year in 1919. Six
teen states have already ratified this
amendment within the past four
months. Enough more states have
signified their willingness to ratifv
in special or regular sessions to make
up the 36 states whose ratifcations
VIII make the Federal Suffrage
Amendment law. 1t is expected that
all the women of the United States,
quailhed to vote, under their state
laws Will therefore be enabled 10
take part in the primaries of March
1920.
Whether the Federal Suffrage
Amendment is ratified or not. there
are in the states already granting
women full or presidential suffra ge
io'f'-''ol women of voting age
Nothing any state can do will be able
to prevent these women, duly quail
fled and registered under their sew.
eral state laws, from taking their
share in selecting the next President
of the United States These women
live in states which will choose 800
of the 531 presidential electors. They
are already prime factor in the
elections of 1920.
"lf the women of your state are
not among the fifteen and one-half
million women who can vote for the
next President, why aren't they? The
1920 presidential choice is going to
depend on women, and the women of
your state will remember whether Won
help or hinder their vote. Better come
across-not go across"
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