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If American Priceless Heritage In Danger of Private Graft ! Franklin K. Lane. Secretary of Interior. We Americans have a priceless nomage 10 guard—a heritage of which our need aas never been more apparent than it is it this hour. For it is now, when wo are oust anxiously concerned with the means sf strengthening our national defense that we should give heed to the foundations on which all our power rests, for the present and for the farthest future. For a century we had regarded our na tional resources almost purely as th<* as sets of a people at peace, as we regarded our people themselves, even to tit* chil dren. But, with no change whatever in our national devotion to the pursuits of ]>eace, we have been the reluctant, har rowed spectators of a vast tragedy abroad and have had borne in upon up the vf.Ud lesson of the modern war. We have seen —we are still seeing—a gigantic demon stration of the fact that, when any peo ple contemplate the possibilities of armed conflict, they must contemplate not alone the utilization of their navies on the fypas and their armies on the land, but ev*ry last vestige of strength that can be sum moned from their concrete wealth, tjieir genius for industry, their field products, their minerals, their sources of physical energy, down to the waters that flow to the sea. All this we are beholding in the tiagic enactment of the vast drama: all thU we have, Indeed, come to understand. But have we, as yet, realized it? Have we had forced upon us, after a year and a half of appalling demonstration, the inti mate conviction that whenever our first lines of defense—the navy and the army— shall be engaged with a foreign foe, we must bo prepared as well with all of our real and ultimate safeguards, the sources of power which alone can keep the n in being? The land which we possess is furnished with every essential for the development of a great people, furnished as is no coun try owned by others. I have reviewed, in my recent annual report, the results of investigations set afoot months ago for the ascertaining of our position as to nat ural resources. Of the world's petroleum output we produce 65 per cent; of the cop per, 60 per cent; of the coal and Iron. 40 per cent; of the lead and zinc, 32 per cent. There is practically nothing lacking, in the products of our mines and forests for the construction and equipment of every requirement throughout the range of our Industrial activities. For our soil and its replenishment with the necessary fertil izers we have an ample supply of phos phorus. The potash for which we have been dependent on Germany has been iouiki in aeposns in ^nuiornia ana oias fall* to bo available from other sources. Our water power contains possibilities for the extraction of nitrogen from the air that put us on a par with Europe’s pio neer countries pi hydro-electricity; in the fall of our waters alone we have 60,000,000 horsepower awaiting the harness. All of the foods of the temperate zone and many of tho luxuries of the semi-tropics are ours for the growing. In our people we have qualities admir ably adapted to the utilization of our re sources, qualities of originality which dur ing the half century just past have pro duced lucre 66 per cent of the Inventions which the world has recognized as revo lutionary of its industrial and social life. And tlie work of men like Rittman dis covering new processes for tho produc tion of gasoline from crude petroleum and for supplying benzol and toluol, proves that in the important field of chemistry Americans are fitted to meet any rivalry. These are not boastings. They are statements of the simple facts, mere ref erences to the unparalleled resources of a people whose genius'manifests itself in a passion for discovery and a craving for high achievement. Were this people ever parted from the resources that now exist for giatifylng its innate vocation to great ness in every field, we should need no foreign conqueror to imbue us with the wretchedness suffered by a fettered giant. Tho time Is hero when, wholly apart from consideration of prejjaiedness against dangers from abroad, we must protect our vast natural resources as an essential preliminary to their beneficent use for aud by our people. The power to give that protection lies with congress. At least two bills call urgently for pas sage. One is the bill governing the use of public lands for the development of hydro-electric power. The other is the general development bill, which provides the desirable method of utilizing our na tional resources of oil, gas, coal, phos phate and potash, with danger neither of monopoly nor of nonuse. Although as a nation we have given 1 away our riches with a lavish hand, we still possess of our patrimony enough to suffice for our future, however distant and however great. Let us enact into law these two supremely important meas ures, and whatever we own of national resources will remain forever in tho serv ice of the people. Democracy here today is challenged by its fundamental necessities for the asser tion of its basic, permanent rights. What answer shall this democracy of ours give? THE DECEITFUL PRINCESS. ivwFyugiu, A3.it>, uy tuu ju;v iuiu i>Kws paper Syndicate.) Once there was a prince who wanted a wife that could sing, and, also, she must have raven black liair to suit him. He went through the country, and at last came to the house where the man had two daughters. One had black hair and her name was Nella, and the other had golden hair and her name was Lina. Nella could sing like a lark, but her sister’s voice was harsh and grating. When Lina heard the prince was coming that way she went to an old witch who lived in the forest and told her she must make her hair as black as the raven, and for this she would give her a bag of gold. One night when everyone was in bed Lina stole out of the house and wont to the witch, who made her drink a cupful of herbs, and then she poured over her golden locks some thing that stained them black as the raven. ‘That w ill never come off unless I will it.” said the old witch, reaching out for the bag of gold. Lina had tied the bag with strong twine in many knots, and she was a long way from the cave when at last the old witcli who opened the bag had found that Lina had deceived her. The bag was filled with stones. The next day when the prince called at her father’s house, Una told Nella that she ought to be singing when the prince arrived. Lina wore a covering over her hair, so that her sister did not know about the colored hair, and when Lina told her she was sure to be chosen for the wife of the prince Nella believed her and did as she told her. When the prince came to the door. Lina hurried out of the room and told Nella to stop singing and wait until he called her. "Were you singing when I came to the door? asked the prince. Then Lina uncovered her hair and let it down. “I was singing, your highness, until I heard that you were at our door,” answered the deceitful Lina. "You shall be my bride,” said the prince. "If your highness would have me for a bride you must take me away at once, as my father has sworn that you should wed my sister, who has golden hair und cannot sing a note, and he will not let me go, I am sure.” So the prince took Lina away at once to lus castle, but it was a long dis tance, anti before they had reached there the old witch had learned the secret and came to Nella and told her to prepare for a journey. “We will outwit your deceitful sister. She thinks she can marry the prince before we can reach there and then he cannot send her away when he finds out she cannot sing." The witch had two horses at the door and they flew over the ground, carrying Nella and the witch to the door of the prince’s palace just as the wedding was beginning. “Here is your bride," said the witch, leading Nella by the hand up to the astonished prince. “This girl has de ceived you as she did me. She can not sing and her hair is golden. Look and see.” The witch pointed her long bony finger at Lina as she spoke and then muttered something which no one could understand. When the prince turned he beheld, a ■—-- ■ I — ■ III —■ golden haired girl beside him and ho looked at Nella, who was standing be hind the witch. “You must be the sister I should have taken for my bride,” he said, holding out his hand. "And can you sing also?” he asked. For answ;er, Nella sang and when the prince heard her voice he led her to the place where her sister had stood a minute before and the cere mony was performed which made Nella his wife. The prince and Nella were so sorry for JLitia that the prince told her to stay at the palace and he would And her a husband who wanted a golden haired wife. IN PLACE OF FURS. (Copyright, 1910, by the McClure news paper Syndicate.) This year when fur has been worn more extensively than ever before by way of trimming in every conceivable way there has also been a revival of scarf anti muff sets that are not of any sort of pelt, hut that are warm and ex ceedingly attractive. One of the most attractive of the new scarfs for cold weather is made of blanket cloth lined with a contrasting silk and buttonholed around the edge in heavy worsted to match the cloth. V/ith this scarf is a sailor shaped hut lined with silk and buttonholed around the edge of the rim and at the top of the crown with the worsted. One of these in a pretty shade of fawn lined with blue is especially attractive. Any clever woman could make one of these skating sets with the aid of a paper pattern. An embroidered design on flte side of the hat and on the ends of the scarf of some contrasting worsted would add considerably to the effect. For the woman who knits there are nil sorts of possibilities in the way of knitted mufflers and caps, as well as muffs. The fad for skating has brought Why the Difference? From Collier's. What we fully can’t understand— though doubtless Bernstorff and hts American press agents could explain It to us—is why so many pro-Germans ob ject to the plans of the American legion, the American Defense society, etc. These persons protest against our "German iz.ng" America by enlarging our navy and bringing the army up to something near the peace strength of Switzerland or Turkey. The same people who roll their eyes heavenward when It Is suggested that America maintain an army of 200,000 men, and deplore the mere suggestion as rank militarism, explain passionately that it Is the errny that has made German the mod ern Eden, that the German army is a dem ocratic Influence, that Germany Is the one country in the world with a well-devel oped social spirit tthanks to the army), t Heavy woolen mittens back into fash ion and a knitted set of this sort would be very attractive for the woman who is fond of outdoor sports or winter walking. Various sorts of worsted can be used, : in combinations that are most effec tive. All white for wear in the coun try. where they don't get easily soiled, are very attractive. And white banded with deep rose, bright blue, green or orange is very pretty. The mufflers have bands at the ends, the caps have a striped border all around. There are caps, too, with a long point to tie like a muffler around the neck. There are charming cap and muffler sets, originally for skating, but quite wearable for walking and other out door purposes. These are made of silk and cloth variously combined. The caps fold quite flat when off the head, but when on they take the form of a tcque They are softly lined with silk, and quite unstiffened. The scarfs go once about the neck and one end is then thrown over the shoulder. One is made of golden yellow broadcloth and black plush, bands of the broadcloth being used for trimming. and a lot of other points that are extreme ly Interesting. Therefore, It puzzles us, this pronounced opposition of German apologists to the suggestion that we, too, try to develop Teuton virtues. What Happened to the Tire. From the Australia Motor World. “What do you mean by coming in here with that tire ail cut to ribbons?'' shout ed the irate owner of the tiu-horse racing car. “I ran It over a milk bottle, sir,” said tlie trembling chauffeur. “A milk bottle, eh? It seems to me you could see a thing as big as that.” "The boy had it under hie coat, sir." For peeling oranges there has been invented a curved piece of bone with a nick at one end to cut the skin. NICARAGUANS TO NAME THEIR OWN PRESIDENT Managua, Nicaragua, (by mall) — The people of Nicaragua are to be given the right to express their will for the selection of a president. That will be a remarkable state of affairs for Nicaragua where, for 20 years, dic tatorship and revolution have inter dicted and made such a condition im possible. As thff secretary of state ex pressed it in an official letter when lie dismissed the Nicaraguan minister from the United States in 1909: “It is equally notorious that under the regime of president Zelaya, republican institutions have ceased to exist In Nicaragua except in name, that public opinion and the press have been strangled and that prisons have been the price of every demonstration ol patriotism." President Diaz has Just issued an announcement through the press, and says he will make it official by a proc lamation in the Official Gazette, that “It lias been the basis of my program of government to restore in Nicaragua all the republican practices." To that end, ho continues, the most im portant is the succession of one term presidents in tho executive power, se lected by popular will. As tho presidential election In Nicaragua occurs October 1. next, and as polities are warming and the parties are gathering themseleves together, this announcement is most significant. The present generation (except the older people who were active before 1898), know nothing of a popular dis cussion of candidates for the presi dency, of a free registration of voters, or of any expression of the popular will. Such things were not permitted under President Zelaya from 1893 to 1910. The provisional government, which gained force that year adopted a new constitution for a republican form of government, providing tliat the presi dential term should be four years and an incumbent could not succeed him self, thus restoring the practice in Nicaragua for tho quarter century pre ceding Zelaya. The first election was in December, 1912, but it came so soon after the revolution of 1912 engaged in by General Mena and the Zelaya liberals, that the partisans of the lat ter party made no effort at the polls and the conservatives won without op position. tho acting President, Adolfo Diaz, being elected for a full term, Tho president now declares that the one-term provision will be carried out. which means that he will retire, and states further that the free expression of the popular will in the primaries or meetings will be guaranteed by the government “with the same care that I have taken that the other guarantees which the constitution gjves to the citizens shall be respected." He says that there is further guar anteed the free exercise of propaganda and the right of free speeoh in meet ings provided that it be done with de corum and in lawful manner. He calls attention to his instructions to the Jefe Politicos (governors) of the depart ments last month that all citizens who desired to register will be given fur ther opportunity on two days in May. The liberals, which is the party in opposition, are already taking ad vantage of the president's declarations that free discussion will be permitted, by organizing clubs and calling meet ings. The conservatives are doing the same. So there is good prospect of a six months’ lively campaign. Some of the liberals seem a litle stunned by the announcement that free speech will be permitted, so unusual is it. When it is remembered that most of the present high officials of the government, who nre conservatives, spent more or less time in prison or in exile for Indulging in free speech in the regime of Zelaya the significance of President Diaz’s an nouncement can bo appreciated. It marks a new epoch for Nicaragua. SUBSTITUTE FOR SALVARSAhl. American has developed two substi tutes for saivarsan. A group of Phila delphia scientists have brought out one, which they call arsenobenzol. The proceeds from the manufacture and sale of this drug go toward the main tenance of an experimental labora tory and clinic. No one makes any money out of the product. It may not be generally known that the prevailing customs in Germany permit the patenting of drugs. In this country It Is the custom for the medi cal profession lo give the methods of manufacture, formulas, etc., to the cause of humanity. In accordance with the German custom, Dr. Ehrlich pat ented saivarsan In every land, includ ing the United States. When the Euro pean war stopped the Importation of saivarsan and neo-salvarsan, Dr. Schamberg, of Philadelphia, and his associates began a series of experi ments, searching to flnda chemical having the merits of saivarsan, but sufficiently unlike It not to infringe on the Ehrlich patents. The outbreak of the war found a large stock of saivarsan in this coun try. The manufacturer’s agents han dled the situation with the best of faith and with great skill. They declined to advance the price. They exerted them selves to see that unscrupulous parties should not corner the supply. They made the supply last as long as possi ble. About the time it was exhausted arsenobenzol came on the market. Under the Canadian . atent law pat ented articles must he manufactured in Canada within two years else the pat ent is forfeited to the government. There Is a provision of the law permit ting an extension of the two year per mit in cases where the patentee shows the justice of his claim. Acting under the Canadian law diarsenol has been put on the market. Dr. Ormsh'y says of the American preparation, arsenobenzol: “Arseno benzol, together with mercury, offers as good a method of treatment of syphilis as any heretofore used. In Its uniform and nontoxic action arseno benzol commends Itself as a remedial agent of great value in the treatment of syphilis and Its successful prepara tion marks an achievement In Ameri can chemotherapy.” The effort to control syphilis as a public health measure was getting un der headway when the European war broke out. It had been established that when a dose of saivarsan was given upon the very first sign of the disease appearing, a cure was effected within a few days. By working for prompt diagnosis and prompt treatment cases could he made permanently noncon taglous. Even when treatment was delayed, Injection of saivarsan caused all signs of the disease to disappear at once. A highly contagious disease became non contagious for the time being. Repeat ed often enough and combined with mercury, the disease could be perma nently cured. Following out these pol icies, the ravages of the disease were being lessened. The greatest headway was being made with soldiers and sail ors. but among civil populations there was some gain. Just at this point the supply of saivarsan was exhausted. Now we have arsenobenzol at our ser vice. How to Talk to the Wounded. From the London Punch. ’’What the boches can’t stand, you know, ma’am, Is cold steel." "Yes, I suppose It gets very cold this time of year." ill PROBLEM LB (FROM THE PEORIA JOURNAL.) The Nebraska State Journal calls at tention to the fact that Uncle Sam's opening of a 4,000-acre tract in the North Platto irrigation district for set tlement practically winds up the “free land distribution” of the nation. It adds: “Free or cheap land has been tho American safety valve. A population straining for self-bet terment has had its own remedy— to go west and grow up with tho country. With the government reduced to advertising an opening of forty-three farms, the safety valve may be considered forever closed. The expansive energy for merly exerted outward, must here after work itself out intensively, increasing land speculation, with rapidly rising prices of land and proportionately increasing dissat isfaction among tho landless would seem inevitable. The tone of our politics and tho intensity of our social problem's cannot but be vi tally changed under tho strain of dealing internally with a social pressure which hitherto has had the wilderness to vent itself upon. “ 'Land hunger' will soon become a reality in this rapidly growing country and the constant pressure of popula tion, increasingly higher than the ratio of production, Is bound to bring us face to face with economic problems that we have heretofore considered re mote. The far-sighted statesman and publicist must devote his thought earnestly to the consideration of these questions If we are to escape the ex tremes which curse the older nations of the world.” such as their friends have in the Unit ed States. The worth of the crops grown is Western Canada is of higher value than those of the States named, so why should the land not be worth fully as much. Any Canadian Government Agent will be glad to give you infor mation as to homestead lands or where you can buy.—Advertisement. Too many dollars in a man's pocket have been known to crowd all the sense from under his hat. AFTER SIX YEARS OF SUFFERING Woman Made Well by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Columbus, Ohio.—“I had almost given Up. I had been sick for six years with female troubles and nervousness. I had a pain in my right side and could not eat nnything with out hurting my stomach. I could not drink cold water at all nor eat any kind of raw fruit, nor fresh meat nor chicken. From 178 pounds I went to 318 and would get so weak at times that I fell over. I began to take Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, and ten day9 later I could eat and it did not hurt my stomach. 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