REPORT TELLS IF
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SITUATION AS SEEN BY
COMMISSION ON COUN
TRY LIFE..
DEFICIENCIES POINTED OUT
Agriculture at Present Not Commer
cially as Profitable as It Is En-
- titled to Be Highly Organized
Rural Society Recommended as De-
. sirable Step Possible for Congress
to Remove Many of the Handicaps
Washington. The report of the
commission on country lift, made lo
the president, was road In both houses
of congress. Substantially the re
port was as follows:
To the President: The commission
on country li ft herewith presents Us
report. The commission tltuls t h:i t
agriculture in the t'nileil States. t:ikcti
together, is prosperous commercially,
when measured hy the conditions that
have obtained in previous years, ul
UioukIi there are some regions In
which this Is only partially true. The
country people are producing vast
quantities of supplies for food, shelter,
clothing, and for use in the arts. The
country homes ure Improving In com
fort, attractiveness and health!' ulness.
Not only in the material wealth that
they produce, but In the supply of In
dependent and stroiiK citizenship, the ag
ricultural people constitute the very
foundation of our national cllielency.
As agriculture is the Immediate basis
of country life, so it follows that the
general affairs of the open country,
speaking broadly, are In a condition
of Improvement.
Most Prominent Deficiencies.
Tet It Is true, notwithstanding all
this progress us measured by his
torical standards, that agriculture is
not commercially ns profitable, as It is
entitled to be for the labor and energy
that the farmer expends and the risks
that he assumes, anil that the social
conditions In the open country are far
short of their possibilities. We must
measure our agricultural . Inciency by
tlie possibilities rather than by com
parison with previous conditions. The
farmer Is almost necessarily handi
capped in the development of his busi
ness, becuuse his capital is small and
the volume of Ids transactions limited;
und he usually stands practically
ulotie against organized interests. In
the general readjustment of modern
life due to the great changes in manu
factures and commerce. inequalities
and discriminations have arisen, and
naturally the separate man suffers
most. Tho unattached man has prob
lems that government should under
stand. The reasons for the lack of a highly
organized rural society are very many,
as the full report explains. The lead
ing specific causes are:
A lack of knowledge on the part of
farmers of the exact agricultural con
ditions and possibilities of their re
gions; Lack of good training for country
life In tho schools:
Lack of good highway facilities;
The widespread continuing deple
tion of 'Soils, with the Injurious effect
on rural life;
A. general need of new and active
leadership.
Other causes contributing to the
general result are: Luck of any ade
quate system of agricultural credit,
whereby the farmer may readily se
cure loans on fair termr; the short
age of labor, a condition that Is often
complicated by intemperance among
workmen; lack of Institutions and In
centives that tie the laboring man to
the soil; the burdens and the narrow
life of farm women; lailt of adequate
supervision of public health.
Nature of the Remedies.
Some of theremedles lie with the na
tional government, some of them with
the states and communities In their
corporate capacities, some with volun
tary organizations, and some with in
dividuals acting alone. Krom the great
number of suggestions that have been
made, covering every phase of country
life, the commission now enumerates
those that seem to he most funda
mental or most needed at the present
time.
Congress can remove some of the
handicaps of the farmer, and It can
also set some kinds of work In motion
such as:
The encouragement of a system of
thorough-going surveys of nil agricul
tural regions In order to take stock
and to develop a scientifically ami
economically sound country life;
The establishing of u nationalized
system of extension work In rural
communities through all the land
grant colleges With the people at their
homes und on their farms;
A thorough-going Investigation by
experts of the middleman system of
handling farm products, coupled with
a general Inquiry Into the farmer's
disadvantages In respect to taxation,
transportation rates, co-operation or
ganizations and credit, and tho gen
eral business system;
An inquiry Into the control nnd use
of the streams of the I'nited States
with the object of protecting the peo
ple In their ownership and of saving
to agricultural uses such benefits as
should he reserved for these purposes;
The establishing of n highway cn
glneerlngsrrvice, or equivalent organi
zation, to be at the call of the states
In working out effective and econom
ical highway systems:
The establishing of a system r,f
parcels post and postal Havings
banks;
And providing some means or
agency for the guidance of public
opinion toward the development of a
real rural society that shall rest di
rectly on the land.
Other remedies recommended for
consideration by congress are:
The enlargement of the I'nited
States bureau of education, to enable
It to stimulate and co-ordinate the ed
ucational work of the nation;
Careful attention to the farmerv'
Interests In legislation on the tariff,
on regulation of railroads, control or
regulation of corporations und of spec
ulation, legislation In respect of riv
ers, forests, and the utilization of
swamp lands;
Increasing the powers r.f the fed
eral government In respect to the
supervision and control of the public
health;
Providing: such regulations as will
enable the states that tlo not permit
tho sale of liquors to protect them
selves from traffic from Adjoining
states.
In setting all these forces In motion,
tho co-operutloti of the states will be
necessary: and In niniy ases drflnlt
state laws may greatly aid the work.
IVinodlcs of a mere general nature
arc: A broad campaign of publicity,
that must be undertaken until all tho
people ure informed on the whole sub
ject of rural life, and until there is an
uwakencil appreciation of th neces
sity of giving this phase of our na
tional development us much iit'e.-itton
us lms bei n given to other pli v-c s or
interests; a uui. Ueticd sense of re
spn!!jhii;i v. in all the country people,
to the coinniuuilv and the Mute in til
conserving of coil fertility, and In the.
necessity for diversifying farming In
order to conserve this fertility and to
devilop a better rural society, and
also in the better safe-guarding of tho
strength and happiness of the farm
women; a more widespread conviction
of the necessity of organization, not only
for economic but for social put-
poses, this organization to he more or
less co-operative, so that nil the people
may share equally In the henelits and
huie voice in the essential affairs of
the community: a realization on the.
part of the farmer that he has a dis
tinct natural responsibility toward tne
laborer in pr.. Ulin.r him with good
living facilities, and In helping him In
every way lo be a man among men;
and a realization on the part of all
ti.e people of the obligation to protect
and develop the natural scenery and
attractiveness of the open country.
Underlying Problem of Country Life.
The commission has pointed out a
number of remedies that are extreme
ly Important; but running through nil
of these remedies are several great
forces or principles, which must bo
utilized In the endeavor to solve the
problems )f country life. All the peo
ple should recognize what these fun
damental forces and nuclides are.
Knowledge. To Improve any situ
ation, the underlying facts must be un
derstood. The farmer must have ex
act knowledge of his business anil of
the peculiar conditions under which
he works. The I'niled States depart
ment of agriculture and the experi
ment stations and colleges are rapidly
acquiring and distributing thl knowl
edge; but the farmer may not be able
to apply It to the best advantage be
cause of lack of knowbdge of bis own
Mills, climate, iinlmal ami plant dis
eases, tnarki Is. and other local facts.
The farmer is entitled to know what
are the advantages and disadvantages
of his conditions ami environment. A
t borough-going system of surveys In
detail of the e-:aet conditions under
lying fanning in every locality Is now
an Indispensable need to complete and
apply the work of the great agricul
tural Institutions. As an occupation,
agriculture is a means ol developing
our Internal resources; we cannot de
velop these resources until we know
exactly what they arc.
Kdueul Ion. There must he not only n
fuller scheme of public edui utlon, hut a,
new kind of education adapted to
the real needs of the farming peo
ple. The country schools are to he so
redirected that they shall educate their
pupils in terms of the daily life. Op
portunities for training toward the
agricultural colleges are. In be multi
plied mid made broadly effective.
Kvcry person on the land, obi or
young. In school or out of school, edu
cated or illiterate, in ust have a chance
to receive the information necessary
for a successful business, and lor a
healthful, comfortable, resourceful life,
both In home nnd neighborhood. This
means redoubled efforts for better
country schools, and a vastly increased
interest in the welfare of country boys
and girls on the part of those who
nav the school taxes. IMiKation by
means of agriculture is to be a part
or our regular public school work.
Ki.eoi.'i! ncriciillural schools are to be
organized. There Is to he a well-de.
veloned Plan of ext. noon ti aching
conducted by the Agricultural colleges,
by means of the printed page, face-to-r'..-,.
i.iiks. and demonstration or ob-
leet lesson, designe d to reach every
farmer and his family, n' or mar their
homes with knowledge and stimulus
in everv department of country li'e
iiiLfanizatioii There must be a vast
enlargement ofvoluntary organized of
fun iimontr farmers themselves. It is
Indispensable that fanners shall work
together for their common Interei ts
nn.l f.ir the national welfare. If they
do not do tills, no governmental aetivl
iv no legislation. not even better
schools, will greatly avail. The farm
i.ra are nevertheless relatively unor
ganized. We have only begun to d
ve ion business co-operation in Ameri
ca, runners do not Inilueiice leglsla
Hon ns they should. They need a more
fnllv organized social and recreative
life
stt.lriioal I'orces. The forces and
Institutions that make lor tnoraiitv
and spiritual Ideals among rural peo
ple must be energized. We mis the
i...ni nf the nroblem if we neglect to
foster personal character and neigh
borhoo.l righteousness. The best way
i,. i.e. .serve Ideals for privnte conduct
and nul.lic life Is lo build up the insti
tutions of religion. The church has
great power of leadership. The wholo
peoole should understand that It is
vitally Important to stand behind the
rural church nnd to help it to become
n great power 111 developing concrete,
country life ideals. It Is especially
Important that the country church rec
ognize that it has a social responslblll
ty to the entire community as well us
e..iieioiis responsibility to Its own
group of people.
Recommendations of the Commission
The commission recommends all th
correctives that have been mention.
n.i.l.e tin. bend of The nature of the
remedies." It does not wish to dis
.ri.tiinate between important mens.
ores of relief for existing conditions.
It has purposely avoided Indorsing
mi' iiarticuhir bill now before con
gress, no matter what Its valm
Ject.
r ol-
There are, however. In the opinion
of the commission, two or three great
movements of the utmost consequence
that should he set under way at tin)
earliest possible time, because limy
are fundamental t.i the whole problem of
ulUmute permanent recunstructlon, tlnsu
call for special explanation.
Taking Stock of Country Life.
There should be organized, ns ex
plained In the mam report, under gov
ernmental leadership, a comprehensive
Plan for an exhaustive study or survey
of all the condtinns lli.it surround the
business of farming and tne people
who live In the count rv. In order to
take slock of our riv.ouifes and t
supply the farmer with local knowl
edge. Federal and state governments,
agricultural colleges n ml other educa
tloual agencies, organizations of vurl
oils tvprs and Individual students n
the nroblem, should he brought Into
co-operation for this great work of In
vestig.lmg with minute care all ugrl
cultural nnd country life conditions,
Nationalized llxt. leil.ui Work --Kiudi
state college of ilglieullure should lie
empowered to organize as soon as
practicable a complete department
college eMeiision, so tuauagid as to
reach eerv person on the land In Its
state, with both In foi ni l t Ion and In
snlratinn. The work should Include
MU h forms of exlinslon teaching an
hctuns, bulb tins, rinding coursis,
correspondence court's, demon'. tril
lion, and oile r means of reaching th
people at home nnd on their farm.. It
should be designe to forward not
only the business of agriculture, but
sanitation, education, home making,
and ul I Interests of muntry life.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Miss Colla Milliuan. a young woman
of Centralla. 111., died after taking an
overdose of headache tablets with tho
Intent of obtaining relief from ex
cessive pain.
Mrs. Julius Uoldiicr wains the city
council of Hayonno, N. J., to appoint
five woinrn.ns policemen for the pari;
next summer. Mayor (omen of May
onne favors tho plan.
V. A. Kdwards. a prominent manu
facturer of Clinton, la., whos wife
and children perished in the Iroquois
theater lire, dropped dead in his olllee.
lie was .S years old.
Tito harvester combine has agreed
not to light the case against li at To
peka for violation nf the anti-trust
laws and will pay the stale $t!0.U0n
for which Jt was sued.
Mrs. I. N. Stevens, aged it'Z ears.
wife of I. N. Slovens, owner and editor
of tho Pueblo Chieftain? died in Den
ver. Mrs. Stevens had been ill since
July 7 from stomach trouble.
A bare possibilltv exists that the
senate may pass the bill lo establish
postal savings banks before adjourn
ment, according Id advices from
Washington. It is not likely that the
house will pass the nieasuie.
Mrs. Ceorgo V. Parks, a society
woman of Pueblo, Col., and wife of
the assistant president of the Pueblo
Tracilon Company, committed suicide
in Pueblo, Col. Mrs. Parks has been
In ill health for some lime.
John H. Morati, district attorney of
litston, died In tiie St. Luke's home In
Phoenix, Ariz., of tuberculosis of the
throat. Mr. Moran went to Phoenix
two weeks ago, al'ior spending; some
hmo In the Adlrondacks and al Pen
ver.
John I). Rockefeller in a speech lo
(corcia farmers said: "Put after we
Ret through with whatever our (ask in
life may lie, we will he asked the per
tliieul question, what was the fruit of
our work what was the real fruit-
ige?"
Hear Admiral Itoblcy l. Kvatis, re
tired, In an interview in Chicago, was
quoted as saying that Russia will light
Japan again, and will have (lennany,
Kranee and Austria as allies, while
'upland will support the Mikado's
otintry.
li Is announced til the heatl'inarier.
of the National League of the Civic
Kduenilon of Women, in New York,
that Mrs. Stuyvesant Pish lias joined
the organization, which moans thai
Mrs. I' lsn "Th "opposed to women s
suffrage.
F.ulogies of llio late William II. Alii
son of Iowa occupied the session of
the senate last Saturday. Tributes
were paid alike by Republican and
Democratic senators. The exercises
were opened with prayi r by the chap
lain. Senators Dolliver and Cummins
paid high tribute to the deceased.
NEW MICHIGAN BANK LAW.
Measure Said to Have Approval ol
Officials and Financiers.
Detioit, Mich., Feb. li. The outline
of u proposed new bunking law foi
the state of Michigan was made puli
lie lasl night by Hal II. Smith, attor
ney for the Michigan liankets' asso
elation. It is Issued In the form of a
report of n special committee of tin
association as amended and adopted
hy the association's executive council
It has also been approved by Stan
Panklni; Commissioner II. M. Zimmer
man. Tlie bill makes il a felony punish
able by u line not exceeding $1.""" or
imprisonment not exceeding- live yours
to make or ust? false statements to oli
tain credit. Tlie making or irealati
of false rumors derogatory to a hank
Is also made a felony. The salary
of the commissioners of bankin;:
raised from J'-'.noo per year to VM'n
and I he deputy commissioner Is given
$rt.000 per year. K.xami tiers are n
(i aired to nass an examination as In
their competency and are to receive
$l.fi()0 the first year nnd an InciraM
of $HaO per year up to a maximum ' I
$2..ri(i0. When the stock of a solvent
bank is impaired the banking comtni
sloner Is authorized to assess tin
stockholders proportionately to th
holdings.
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flXQUECN LIL OF HAWAII ASKS
MONEY OF C0NGRC3"'.
Is Child of Royal Line nod Traces An
cestry Back to Princess Who
First Introduced Christianity
Among Her Subjtcts.
Washington.- tjqoen I , illiioual.ini.
fiTiuer ruler of the Hawaiian Isl.rds,
'.v In is still eiideavor'n:; to co'ih.t
from the Pulled Stabs for tin- s
ailed crown land which became public
properly when lllis count I. V tool, pus
session of lip' islands nearly ' e i: s
aco. appeared led'ere the Iidum1 com
laptoe on laws the oilier day to ui '.e
Icr claim.
The queen has no 1. ,''il claim of any
kind, and she and her relatives have
al lust been forced to concede this.
They are now nppealin:; to the geie'r
o.-:ty of the American people on the
round that the i'or'uer head of an it:
'pendent nation which was ah.-ar,h"d
hy this gnat country should have a
lilting; income entirely aside fiuni the
iiti'llmtiiins of friend: and former
subjects.
Tile former queen
eat deal in the last
has a",ed a
few years and
I toad while st n
i!;s have appeared i'l
ill-. There are wrin
i-r eeal black l
kles in the brown face of the woman
who. vh'"i she first appeared in Wash
'ton was uiianiinoi" ly oled to be a
lidedly beaiitii'ul IT d'.e kv matron.
When the queen was tli.-spossesv.'.ed.
ha! was then known as Hie crown
ids aiiiouuled to about 1 .iiiin.ouii
UK s. Accordm;; to local residents
these lauds were in po sense the prop-
i't of the monarch. Put belonged lo
he slate, and properly were tuniei!
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mmm
Ex Queen Liliuokalr.ni of Hawoii.
over Hist to tin' republic. Urn to the
I'nited States, and then reverted back
to the territory as ordinary public
lands. The queen ;mi it r followers
always have centi nd"d that Hove
lands were privaie propeity belong
ing' lo the reigning family. When rlie
was driven from lh throne her in
come from this source amounted lo
about. ?;.".((() annually in addition to
a public fund of onno u year for
maintaining the royal household.
Since that, time ibe deposed ipieen
and her friends and assieia-es have
pressed vainly their claim for recom
pense In lore one congress after an
other. The present ahp of these
lands Is something; over .Mo.n'ai.iMi'i.
hut the (tteeii has now n a'ed down
her claim lo the print where site Is
willing to compromise for about ? jr.o -Ono
In hard cash. Tin-re Is a growing
feeling In favor of gi ni tons action to
ward the former queen, win so years
are now fast declining and many
statesmen say it b onus direct to her
would he worth a good deal more than
the money involv. d. because of tile
K'lod impression It would create amon:
the Hawaiian part of the population
of Ibe Islands.
Idliuokalanl Is a direct descendan:
of one of the mosl piel tin seue char
acters Iii the history of Hawaii, whose
story has been told in a thousand
missionary meetings am sent broad
ca.'.t in a million Sunday school vol
umes. She Is, in fact, a ep at grat.d
niece of Kaplolani, the island princess
or female chief, who did more than
any other person to hiing tf-o native-;
to Christianity.
It was Kapiolani who d a red to 1 1 1 hi k
the sacred herriis which grow at the
brink of the crab r of Kilau. a. The
natives had been taught lhai a pmsoii
Will) picked those beirie-; would Sillily
(lie a most horrih!
the btipposeil
ttpalnst the godde:
not only ptPhe-ed
risking her life in
she led a picture!
deai'i
iacrileg,
s Pile,
the !,ac
set m ill
-pie pi
hecau
(111
Kap;
if
; oi pi n
i !i
g llietti
I. n
l.'CCSlillll of
In iiu'iim't,
low P'o rim
ned hymn
the Cod of
det.eil Pi le
her retainers, some "
down to the lake of I'm
of the crater. Wi'h
hook, singing pral; s
the new Christian nil1.
rn
nnd threw the sorr' d henies hit
burning lake, (if course no'liing
pencd, and the suppoM, wptib-gi
not punished in any way.
Pole ns an awe Inspirit;:: deity
compelled to go out ol bu tiie.
the
was
and
the rimp!et:a!ies llockud to the Cluis
tlan standard fully convinced thai a
new Cold had ari-' ti who would su:e
ly punish iinh .s ho wire fullicw.l
with prals" and lh:ii;!,s v. in '. '1 l.i ;
was the he. dnnilig of 'h" extramili
nary conversion of the rliuple I-land-ers,
the li'i? of which piohably never
fins been seen of heard before or
plnce Iii the hlM.oy of missionary
fctfort.
Washington Whisperings
Interesting Hits of News Gathered
at the? National Capital.
Congressmen Initiated Into Novel Club
WASIIINCTON.
: ive eiMicressli
The most exclu-
ional oii'.anlallon In
Washington is liie "Did You P.lte,
Too?" club. It was formed hero the
other iiy in the cloak renins used at
the c:i itol, Th" incomplete mem
bership hst, which is withheld, con
tains a do en names. Like the Anani
as club, ibe wishes of a prospective
member are not consulted. If he Is
i eiisidei vd e
there is noil
igihle he joins because
iag else for him to lo.
s of initiation ii some-
Tile pieces
thing like th!
A member, either of
the senate or the bouse, receives a
biter hearing the return card of a
prominent down town hotel. He opens
the letter and reads it. If his face
grow;! red and his eyes flash, it is n
good italii at ion that he Is
for membership. If. after a
material
moment
of thought, a smile
spread bis count
i ' .si bi s In bis d"sk
begins to over
lance ami lie
for his cheek
hook, it
if. II
a mere Indication no long
i c"rlalnly. lie Is then ap-
pi n:ii la d by a member.
"hid you bile, too?'' smilingly iiHks
the member of III'" IlietlllsT elect,
"I dhl," the member elect answers,
in
Tect.
"I law !
her.
iw! haw!" roars the mem-
New Aero Club at
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V "I)
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WAS,
ff wa
HlNdTON ha an nreo club. It
as organized the other day In
the odice of Prig. !en. .fames Allen,
i hlef t k'nal ollicer of the army til the
war department. Truman II. Newber
iv, secretary of the navy, wuh elected
president; Itobert Shaw Oliver, as
sistant secretary of war, first vice-
resident; I nomas: Nelson Page, sec
ond vice president, and Kepresentatlve
Duller Ames of Massachusetts, third
vice president.
Among tlie charter members of tin
new (lull are Kepresentatlve Parsons
of New York, O. II. Tlttman of tin
eodetic survey, I.lent. Richard It.
Creery, P. S. M. ('.; ( . D. Mariatt
chief of the bureau of entomology;
Lieut, tieorge ('. Sweet, P. S. N., of
the bureau of (iiiipmeiit ; ( ol. Charles
II. Promwell, P. S. A superintendent
uhllc buildings and grounds, District
ot Columbia; Lieut, k. r. i.alitn,
Victims Open War
OPNOKIl ollicer.. of the navy who
are regularly Invited to the de
butantes' teas in Washington say they
are point; to form an atitl-mushrooni
"Merry Widow" hat league, or wear
baseball masks in the future.
It appears that the so-called "pink
Has" are sometimes positively danger
ous if ( -liner Miss Newberry, daughter
of the secretary of the navy; Miss 01
r.t Converse, the Misses Fremont, the
Misses Coodwln or any of the other
navy girls turn around too abruptly
when naval olHecrs or others of their
admirers gel. among them and conic
within range of their hats.
These large bats of the mushroom
"Merry Widow" rpecies aro sonic
line s as sharp on the cdgi s !ts If they
had le en f,, ealiy dropped, and. in
addition, generally have stanch, sirup
Senate Elevator "Boys" Given a Raise
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AITKU prut' cling Presidentelect
T.ift ia the Jino.ouo salary voted
to him recently, senatorial hearts
Dpi lied up to the conductors of the
s-"Hale (levators the other day and
scat'ered a little loose change In their
dire. lion. So that now, if ibe house
ir'tes, the president, vice president,
speaker, the I'nited States Judges and
the elevator bins will get a raise.
The !'i siie:il w ill h.tve $.'.0,000
more, Hie judges from $1.nno to $.",,onii,
the vice prcsidon. and speaker, $:!,(il)ti,
and the elevator men $i!ini additional
a v ar.
Senator I'.orah, who iiisuiged all
along against the iauiiy Increases,
Ilr:-" took up the it.lg. Is for the ele
m ts i
FT
The "Haw! haw! haw!" signifies
that the Initiation is complete, and
the Hew mcmlx-r biiishinrily receives
tlie congratulations of the older mem
bers Immediately. If he is a pood fel
low he sets out to find a recruit up
on whom he himself may administer
the "work."
The organization of the 'Did You
lilte. Too?" club Is (he result of a
visit to Washington of two women
from New York in the Interest of a
very captivating publicity scheme.
This scheme Is now om; of the secrets
of the "Did You Hite, Too?" club.
A few days ago the young women
went back to New Yotk. The day aft
er their departure u large' hunch of
letter. came to the capilol, all written
on the business stationery of tho ho
tel. Kach letter contained a state
ment of the account of the person to
whom It was addressed. One was for
live automobile rides, another waa for
dinners and suppers, another for nu
merous bottles of wine, others were
for miscellaneous items, and one,
which wiis received hy a younn con
gressman, who has plenty of tho
wherewithal and doesn't care how lie
spends it. was for board and lodging
for two persotin for ono week.
Those who paid hoinago to those
young women and wondered at tho
lavish entertainment, are wondering
no longer. The members of the "Dill
You Pile, Too?" club know exactly
how they managed It. Now that U
Is all over, If you can Ret ono of them
to talk club matters he will tell you
it was one of the finest pieces t
high llnanciiiK that ever came to his
notice.
the National Capital
Ceorge O. Tot ten. Jr., and It. M. Mc
Lennan.
A committee of the Aero Club of
America, with which the Washington
club will be affiliated, hasbeonapiiolnt
cd to receive contributions for ti
memorial shaft to Lieut. Thomas K.
Selfrldge, V. S. A., who was killed In
the accident to the Wright aeroplane
at Fort Myer last September. On the
committee nre (lien II. CurtlHs, I'rof.
Alexander Hell and Lieut. V. P. Lahtn.
P. S. A. Tho shaft will be erected
either In ArlliiKton National cemetery,
where Lieut. Hclfridgo Is burled, or on
the spot where I he Wright aeroplane
fell on the parade ground at Port
Myer. The latter sot Is favored hy
the mujority of theso interests.
Officers of the signal corps have not
given up hope that something may be
done hy this session of congress to ap
propriate tuotiey for the promotion of
aeronaut icn In the I'nited States army.
They express hop'! that Individual
member of congress may ask for
money for aerial protection of the dis
tricts they represent. They believe
If this should po through In one case
It would be followed by other requests
of a similar nature.
on "Mushroom" Hat
imintod feathers which protrude and
could Inflict untold damage If properly
aimed. No one iicchscr the navy Rlrls
of attempting to do damage with these
weapons, but the fact remains that
there are several of the younger ofll
cers who have received painful plan
( in; blows from the hats but have been
too gallant to complain.
"The way the damage is done," ono
of the navy girls' admirers said the
other day. "Is Renerally In this fash
ion: You ko to a tea and, after shak
ing: hands In the drawing room, sny
several of the fair young navy dam
sels all in a group ami talking viva
ciously. You approach cautiously and
begin the recital of some carefully
prepared speech about the weather
to Miss Converse. At the sound of
your voice Miss Newberry or Miss
Fremont or some other navy girl turns
her head quickly your way and de
livers you somewhere about the face
a slinginK blow with the edge of her
hat and the sharp pointed feathers.
Of course yon suffer In silence, like a
man. hut you silently pray for tho day
when softer or smaller hats will be In
style."
vator conductors. If the president's
pay was to be doubled, he asserted,
why not reniembi r the hard worklUK
men who ride the senators un and
down every day?
Hut the senate warmed up slowly.
Senator Warren coldly argued that,
if the elevator men were to be bene
litnl, a general adjustment of em
ployes' salaries would be necessary.
As proposed by Horah.the amendment
was beaten.
Senator Kntite Nelson of Minnesota,
however, sprang the same amendment
after changing the verbiage Blightly
lie spoke of "our poor elevator boys"
who work the day long all tho year
round for a scanty hundred a month.
Not one of the "boys" Is under CO, but
that did not seem to make any differ
ence. La Foi let te put In an almost
tearsoine plea.
When the test came the second time
even Warren had wilted and not a
vlote was recorded against increasing
the "boys'" salary from 1,'J00 to 11.
100 a year.