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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-11-12

ID ECAUSE the drama Of history,
II like that OF the thcatcr, must
hive It's heroes and villains, James
Buchanan has been painted all black
IN the opening scene of the Civil war,
loaded down with all the weaknesses
and sins of his generation and ban
ished forever into the wilderness. Any
one can see now, with the aid Or hind
sight. what Buchanan should have
done, but not what he could have done.
The North itself in the bewiIdcrlng
winter of 1SG0-G1 was far from
agreed that secession could or should
be stopped by force. Let the Union
Slide the aboltionists said. LET the
erring brethren 90, said Horace Gree
ley. Maynard sisters, depart in
peace" General Scott would have said
to the seeding states.
In common with the politicians OF
his fast vanishing time buchanan
chung TO the idea that freedom rather
than slavery was to blame for all the
trouble. He had not gone with Doug
las and the northern wing Of the di-
vided Democrats in the campaign Of
1860, but had sided with the southern
ers and voted for BrecllnridgC
When the first state seeded he was
already within ten weeks Of the end
Of his term, with hostile congress In
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-11-12

ing victory than any other president
had had since Monroe. He had the man
date and the opportunity to be presi-
dent of the whole Union. With all
his good qualities of head and heart,
he was not broad enough to be more
than the servant of a section, ''of
those who placed me here" as he ex-
pressed it.
The new presidents appointment of
Jefferson Davis to be secretary of war
identified his administration at the out
set with the aggressive faction in the
south. Under its counsels Pierce not
only surrendered to the ambitions of
the slave power for expansion over
the north and west, but also for its
expansion into foreign lands.
Slavery was in its last throes ey-
erywhere. Great Britain had abolished
it in her West Indian islands, Mexico
had abolished 1t next door to our own
slave states. Even Spain was tend
ing toward the freeing of the slaves in
Cuba when the American ministers to
Great Britain, France and Spain met
In Belgium and issued the "Ostend
manifesto" That shameful document
proclaimed the threat that # the Span
Ish government should refuse TO sell
us Cuba we would take the island by
force.
At the same time congress at home
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front of him and behind him a country
as irresolute as himself, AS he saw
the Union falling to pieces he hoped
on that it could be patched together
again by another old-fashiOned com
promise All the while there were
southern members Of his cabinet who
were staying in Washington only to
ship federal war supplies south and
to aid in the preparations for destroy
ing the government.
Edwin NJ. Stanton of Ohio, although
himself a Breckinridge Democrat,
bluntly warned Buchanan: "You are
sleeping on a volcano. The ground is
mined all around and under you and
ready to explode, and without prompt
and energetic action you will be the
last president of the United States"
mfr. Stanton" pleaded the feeble
old man, "for Gods sake come in and
help me-"
The first day that Stanton took his
seat at Buchanan's cabinet table he
told the secretary of war, Floyd Of
Virginia that he fought to be hanged
on a gallows higher than Humans" for
having ordered Major Anderson, with
out the knowledge of the president,
to stay in a defenseless old fort at
Charleston harbor instead of trans,
ferlng himself TO Fort Sumter, as the
major had done in defiance Of orders.
Before the middle Of January the
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-11-12

sides kept the two apart until their
separation was made irrevocable by
her sudden death-probably by sui
eide In grief and horror, the young
lover wrote TO the father of the dead
girl, begging the privilege of looking
upon her remains and of following
them TO the grave. But the letter was
returned to him unopened.
-Four ard forty years passed, and
buchanan went to his grave without
ever having taken any other woman
to his heart. When his executors
opened the papers, which the aged
eX-president had left in bank vault,
they found among them little pack
ct of treasured love letters from his
sweetheart of long ago. But in ac-
cordance with the request written on
the outside, those faded mementoes
Of his only love were burned without
breaking the seal on them.
Buchanan was by no means a crab
bed old bachelor. He remained al
ways most cOurteously attentive to
women, though with a perfect impair
tIality. Nor did he keep bachelors
hall. At Wheatland, his country place
near Lancaster, Pa, he brought up,
from early childhood, the orphaned
son Of one of his sisters and the
orphaned daughter of another, who
became, as Miss Harriet Lane, one
Of the most admired mistresses of the
White House.
After Buchanan had risen to top
rank at the Pennsylvania bar, with q
practice that brought him as much
as $4,000 in n year, he entered poll
ties Starting as a Iedcrallst, he be
came Democrat only at the death
of the party of his first choice. He
was elected to the legislature and to
congress; was thrice elected to the
senate; served as minister to Russia
and Great Britain and was secretary
Of state IN Folks cabinet.
For 20 years nm unsuccessful can
didate for The presidential nominu-
tion, the veteran politician had all
but given up hope wien ut last it
came to him unsought in 1856 on his
return from long absence as AmerI-
can minister in London. AS he nc
cepted It, lee sighed that The honor had
been denied him mtll lie was too Old
to enjoy It, when all the friends
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-11-12
Copyright. 1890. by James sIorEan.l
FRANKLIN PIERCE

1Bo4--Novembor %, Franklin
Pierce born at HlIIsboro.
N. H.
1529.33--Member of New Hamp-
shire legislature.
1a33.37-Member of congress.
f337.42--United States senator.
1s47.48-Brigadier general in the
Mexican war.
1e52-June, nominated by the
Democrats.
t553-March 4, inaugurated
fourteenth president, aged
sixty-four.
ts54-The Missouri compromise
repealed.
1s56--Pierce defeated for re-
nomination.
1s69--october 8, died, aged six
ty-four.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-19
.F0RTNIGHTLY CLUB
IN GOOD CONCERT
Male Singing Society Does Fine
Work at First Private Con-
cert Of the Season

The Fortnightly Club. under the
leadership of Henry Gordon Thunder.
gave one of the best concerts which even
this organization, noted for the ex-
cclleucc of its performances, has ever
given. at the Academy of Music on sat
urday evening. The auditorium OF the
Academy was crowded on the lower
floors and even the amphitheatre was
comfortably filed, the audience being
so large that it was found necessary
TO put chairs in the orchestra pit.
The society is one of the oldest and
best Of the male singing clubs in or
around Philadelphia, and under the
direction of Mr.. Thunder it has steadily
improved. both in tone quality and in
the technique of singing. the improve
ment being especially noticeable during
the last few seasons, the usual exception
being made for the period of the war.
Saturday evenings concert, which was
the first one of the clubs twenty
seventh season, was no exception, and
the society did some of the best singing
of its career. The success OF the past
has evidently attracted some new and
highly desirable voices, as there were
apparent both tenors and BASES of un-
usual range.
The first tcnors. always a trying part
in male choral singing are unusually
good. as are also the second basscs,
whose volume and quality in the extreme
lower register was very fine. The chorus
is we'll balanced and Mr.. Thunder has
developed it to high point in nuauce.
toual color and hexibility in responding
to his leadership.
II is scarcely necessary to discuss the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-19
we're NOT SAVING,
SAYS THRIFT, MAN
Only 18 Out Of 100 Americans
Leave Residue After Death,
He Declares
LOBBY TALKS AT Y. M. C. A.
This is national life insurance day.

This is national life insurance day.
America is the least saving Of thir-
teen big nations. according to \. n.
Straus, president of tho American
Thrift Society Only eighteen men out
of every 100 who die. leave something
for the support OF their families. it IL
said. Only fifteen out of 100 leave
$4,000 to $40 600: eighty two leave alb
solutely nothing.
At the age of forty five. fifteen men
out of every 100 are no longer self
supporting and at the age Of sixty five,
fifty four are nonsupporting. statistics
show.
Insurance is one of the byproducts Of
independence. it is pointed out. Rec
ords show that it was really not until
the latter part of the sixteenth century
that life insurance was needed, al
though from earliest days of trade there
was gambling in commercial risk. They
indicate that at first little attention
was paid to age and insurance was
not worked out to the exact science
that it is today. protected by law to
such an extent that it is ono Of the
safest investments.
In the need for saving in America.
the thrift movement was started by
the United States Treasury Department;
as a continuous program of economy
and out of this has grown the thrift
week schedule.
The Y. NJ. c. 4. is carrying on a
lecture course which is given by lead
ing business men on subjects covering
economical living. Lobby talks will be
given every evening during this week
and school and shop talks through the
day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-19
TO LEASE ARMY TERMINAL
Private Enterprise Will Have oppor
tunlty to Use Facilities Here

The army supply base and terminal
constructed at Philadelphia during the
war will soon be made available by the
War Department for lease to commercial
firms, it was announced in Washington
yesterday. This is in keeping with the
governments policy to offer all assist
ance and every facility at its disposal for
the development of American commerce
and a large American merchant marine.
Title to the properties will remain in
the United States in order chat the
terminals may be taken over again in
cases of emergency. In addition to the
terminals at the Philadelphia port
facilities will be ready for leasing by
private enterprises at Fort Newark. y
j., Boston, South Brooklyn. Norfolk.
Charleston, s. c., New Orleans and
Hoboken.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-19
Arraien Man Shot by PatroIman

doc" Monahan, who was shot by
Patrolman Fred Davis. negro. last
night. and his two brothers. John p.
and Charles Monahan. will appear for
a hearing today in the police court at
Second and Christian streets. The po-
licemsn is said to have shot Doc"
Monahan in the leg when the man. who
was talking with his brothers. did not
obey on being told to move on.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-19

place is at 1865 Conarroes street,
shrouded his in funereal black.
"Green is nice color" said Phil
ipp's bartender, equally good for
home or store. And the boss is hoping
that after peace is signed he'll be able
to rub the paint off again"
"The kids all watched me painting
mine,' said Johns. 'They had fine
time. They wanted to know who was
dead"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-19
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, j

Song Of the Vikings" which opened
the program; Dreams" by Bizet, and
the '1uvictus" of HUM. which closed
the concert. The last being placed on
the program by request. Several of the
songs had to be repeated.
There we're two soloists, Maria
Conde. soprano and William A.
Schmidt, cellist. Miss Conde has
power. but with an extraordinary up
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-19

program in detail, for all the choral
numbers were so we'll sung that there
was little difference in the points of
excellence in any of the numbers. The
most ambitious work was The Ballad
of the Golden Sun" by William Lester.
an accompanied choral work sung by the
cglub, with two incidental soprano solos
by Maria Condi. who was one of the
soloists of the evening. Others of the
most interesting compositions were "The
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-19

ward range, and handles it well. She
sang two groups of songs, chosen to
suit her vocal characteristics and was
well received by the audience.
Mr.. Schmidt played with fine tone
and artistic discrimination the Boell-
mann Variations, and for his second
appearance, an andante by Cui and
Davidoff's brilliant "At the Fountain"
He was heartily applauded and was
obliged to respond both Zines with an
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-19
FALLS BEER SIGNS VANISH

Former Liquor Dealers, Turne
Artists, Paint Out Old Legend
They're painting out the beer signs
up in Falls Of Schuylkill.
Ludwig Philip, at 4461 Sherwood
street, has his covered with Nile green
coating, while Harry Johns, whose
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-19
Darby Veterans, Sons sssk ~.

ps'py yrNeterans' Sons Seek M.
Sons Of Veterans in Darby bsv. u.
menced drive for new member, ,r. rom.
organization is Major NJ. A, csae naelr
Camp No. 81. Many of them sorn.!, uuerst
the army or navy in the wor,d IN
Some served in the Spanish war.
War. All are descendants of CiyiIe CiiiIerlSan 1Sn
veterans. O'l War
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-01-17

. .'00 pounds Tkc hides arr ehout
an inch thick and "akc the finest
Of rough leather. su = as Is used Tor
gorkmen's gloves and saddles. Tho
chief trouble seems to hc that Il
wears 81 we'll that manufacturers OF
ether feathers buck II because II re-
du-cs sales
Tine sea lions ~ this coast would
furnish an incXhaustible supply OF
hides. They shonld he killed not
only because their hides are valu
able but because they destroy thou
sands of tons of edible fish every sea
son II takes fifty pounds Of fish u
day To feed one .uil grown lion
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-01-17
Public Opinion
THE EGG QUESTION

sditnf Dalll news.
The Fair Price Committee has
ieen cussed and discussed the cuss-
ng has been done mostly by some
II the merchants. For example
Ehcn the price OF eggs was set at
soc per dozen. the grocers OF this
city Immediately threw up their
iands and said that they would give
~ selling eggs II they had TO get
hem and sell them for so per dozen.
Int as chairman OF the Fair Price
Committee OF Potter County wish
compliment one merchant here IN
own for being wide awake and be-
ng willing tn do his part and | wish
give him the publicity that he de-
'ervcs. That merchant Is Baum the
Grocer. Instead OF giving up selling
'ggs he hustled and found that there
ycre plenty OF eggs to be picked up
within one hundred miles OF ANA
rillo and that they could be- sold a.
soc and he has the eggs and is sell.
ng them at soc per dozen.
W. c. POPE.
Chairman
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-01-17

from morning until night. Every
time a little old lady comes alone
near Us opportunity comes with hcl
opportunity 10 vt least be eour-
teous and receive happiness for our
efforts Every time there H. worN
/ 10 BE- done which no one else wants
to do. opportunity bcckons " L.
step up and embrace her. because n
is here that the first step toward
leadership is taken.
The poet who wrote In his verse
that opportunity knocks but once.
did The world atremendous dam
axe,
Every time a person does you an
injustice you are face TO face With
opportunity glorious oppor,unitN
to prove to yourself and to thu
world how big YOU are by applying
the Golden Rule. lorgiying and for
gettidg
Every time YOU have a chance {.
set the better OF your fellowman it
business deal you are face TO face
with opportunity opportunity to in
crease your own self-respeci and
gain the confidence OF your fellow
men by doing the unusual thing BY
not taking advantage Of that chance
II makes no difference what MAY
h. your calling IN life. or how lowil
the work YOU are doing al present
YOU have a glorious opportunity e
raise Yourself into more important
and more profitable work by tn
simple process OF performing NOR
service and better service than VOC
are actually paid To perform
lo2 know whore your neighboi
Keeps his family skeleton. ion could
irae % out aud humiliaie him Wha'
4 wonderful opportunity stands
oar s.tc every moment and bids you
1c BIG enough and great enough Il
ot that skeleton remain undisturbed
Your competitor knocks Won
md tries % take away business that
,ou ar, entitled 10. What splendid
opportunity you have To remain s.
en- and permit him 10 defeat him
ELI with his own weapon
The world says mean things about
you. What a wonderful opportunity
you have TO prove the Norl da liai
~ your conduct our Kindness to-
ward vour neighbors. your fair deal
ng5 In business. your splendid cN
mrlo Of forgiviss and forgetting.
Opportunity is always and every
where bcckoning TO YOU 90 embrace
lor. When YOU are alone she stands
BY your side and bids you impress.
upon yogr own heart and mind
through Tie principle OF auto-sug
,estion. that YOU are an honorable
sympathetic, Just. kind. progressive
'itiEen. and that YOU are enjoying |
happiness BY hek9ing your fellow
men find a.
What greater opportunity than
his could one want.-Hilrs Golden
Rule Magazine
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-01-17
SERVICE

he lives best who serves mos; IL,
= least In substan e. a motto OF
iae Rotaryi Clubs o. America.
Nothing could be truer than this
wing. The man who devotes his
: Re 10 service. receives in return
s'rvice upon the part OF other: for
altitude. one Of the greatest OF all
tributes Of the perfect character. IL
u dead. however often the pessi.
ist may say that II is.
But the return or the investment
.ay be considered negligible from
'ae particular standpoint mentioned
jsye. There Is a peculiar satisfac-
20 be had in giving service The
sewlsdse shss humanity has been
stored, thH<fsood viii has been es-
'nblished. thafssnffering has been
'Ieviaied and that the darkness OF
IN elves has been dispelled. is
me lives has been dispelled. Is
a the part Of any man.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-01-17
SEA LION HIDE
WOULD LOWER
PRICE Of SHOES

PRINCE RUPERT b. c.. Jan. L..
Premier John oliver has boon
preaching the ACCESSIBILITY OF slaught
cring sea lions which inhabit tho
British Columbia coast by thousands
md work desiructiu uamOng the cod.
halibut. salmon and other food fish
and tanning their hides 10 reduce
the present world leather shortage.
James Cessford. who was o.cc In
che business Of tanning sea lion
hides declares the Industry can be
put on an Immensely profitable bd-
sis. When Classford went 10 Alaska
Tor gold dprine the klondikc STAN
pedc he saw vast herds of sea lions
on the coasts of Queen charlotte
sound onl Va few miles from this
terminus Of the Grand Grand Trunk
Pacific Railway After eighteen
wears In Alaska. he started a sea lioa
tannery and made money until he
was forced by personal circumstances
% abando nihe business.
Three companions and | went on
our first sea lion hunt To- QuccT
Charlotte sound. said Cessford.
and killed zoo in twenty days. They
lions haul out OF the sea on the most
dangerous rocks 10 hask IN the sun
These rocks are Caldrous when the
winds sweep tue waters over them
so there are only about three hours
between tides when they can b.
hunted. Toe, hurtcrs climb upon the
rocks above nem ..nd fro m.his point
Of vantage car pick them of al their
leisure. The lions always look
straight out to sea and never detect
he point from which death Is ro-
Ing raincd among them. As Ions
as they do not catch a gllmp )" OF tie
hunters they 40 moi plunge into tne
ocean no mailer how man, OF thei.
'omRah iohs 'fall about ,hTa
Il; takes a crack sho, to Kill them.
Their only vulnerable spot u Just be-
hind the cars \ bullet planted there
,uts the iugular vein. Their hides
are 80 thick that they turn a g!anc-
ing bullet and II they are only
vouded they flop int othe water and
sink instantly.
The retss na"nied by the lions
on Queen Charlotte Sound are OF
volcanic origin and their surface VS.
like puiverized glass II is imposs,-
BILE to slip on them even when they
are wet. 4 pair Of boots made OF or
iinsry leather would be out 10 pieces
m them in a few hours. II cattle
used these rocks rs bedding places
their hides voul1 De torn TO shr-ds IN
short time bpi the hides N the
lions are not even scratched. This IS
sufficient TO demonstrate the quality
Of sea lion leather.
"A lion will weigh from s.Cln .
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-01-17
NEWS WILL Be DROPPED FROM AIRPLANE
TO TOWNS BETWEEN AMARILLO AND CLOVIS
TODAY; WILL Be FIRST "QU|CK DELIVERY

one of the new Curtiss JN-f
planes of the Panhandle Aerial Ser
vice aud Transportation company.
in charge OF pilot Hitler. will leave
at N.30 o'clock this morning for
Clovis. y. NJ. s NJ Ramsey. man
aging editor OF The News. will make
the trip as passenger and the frs,
newspaper deliveries" by airplanc
YET made In the Panhandle viii be
giycn n try-oui.
4 number OF copies OF The News.
all vadded a. the carrier "wads"
them to throw upon your front
porch viii b. taken a. taggag,. a
feW of these to BE- thrown dom In
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-01-17
Comptroller Resigns

~ NssnH tHtrI lFsss
LiT1L CROCK. Ark. Jan. L.
Thornton Reynolds. state comptrol-
Ter tonight announced that he had
presented his resignation TO Gov
'rnor Brough Last night the gov
cno rannounced tina, Mr.. Reynolds
had resigned and that Van u, Sims
assistant comptroller had been ap-
pointed to the office. Mi Reynolds
Immediately denied that he had re-
signed but tonight he said that he
had decided TO quit rather than en-
gage in a prolonged JntroyeTsy
with the governor
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-01-17

ton the bureau received 100000
ownership certificates re~ealing the
iayment OF bond interest. dlyi-
lends. and foreign items Of Income
Information returns. this year. AZ
'ssi. will be placed IN the hands Of
deputy collectors OF Internal revenue
FOR use In rounding up dellquents.
Revenue agents will visit every
county In Ike United States 10 assist
taxpayers IN making out their In
cone tax forms fOf 1919. The date
% their arrival and the location OF
their offices will be announced
through the press. or may be- obtain
81 on Inquiry az offices OF collectors
~ Internal revenue post office. or
banks The services 81 these ex-
peFts u offered without cost 20 the
taxpayer. Failure 20 take advantage
~ them. however. does not relieve
the taxpayer from IA obligations
under the Law. In N payment OF
an income tar. the "a, aver IL re-
auired 20 seek the Covev nment. no,
the Government the ,arp1yer.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-01-17

each OF iG" r,ies over hicG tho
plane will Lass
". X. whipplt. general manager
Of the company. plans Ia joia the
party at Clovis. keeping the ship
there certainly over sunday. There
il probability that several OF the
towns between Clovis and Amarillo
will be visited on the return by
Mcssrs Whipplc aud Hitler.
Passenger carrying flights will he
made ~ Clovis at tie company :
usual low rate. the purpose Of these
flighia being NOR to educate tho
people IN the use OF the iarplan !,
than a. revenue proposition.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-01-17
Okmulgec American suspend.

= oKMuLGEE. Okla. Jan. IL,
= because OF the high cost ~
= publication, the Daily Amer.-
= can. established two months
, ago. has suspended publication
= u was announced this week nv
. Ernest Mcdaniel, editor. The
. Weekly American will continue
e publication.