Nebraska Newspapers

    THE O'NEILL FRONTIER
a H. CRONIN. Publisher. t
O'NEILL. NEBRASKA
t)r. J. A. Witherspoon, head of th«
medical department of Vanderbilt Univer
sity, who, as a member of the draft
board at Nashville, drafted Alvin C York,
•aye: "One day the door opened and tn
walked a ti foot Tennessee mountaineer
Wtth a petition in his hand. The petition
contained the names of members of ths
Church of Christ and Christian Union and
asked the board to exempt York from
military service on religious scruples.
I motored to the village to Interview
York's pastor, the Rev. C. C Pile. Two
days later I Informed York that the peti
tion of the congregation would not be
considered 'Well,' said York, 'I want to
tell you that I am not afraid to tight, but
I feel troubled In going contrary to the
belted of my church.’ "
Belief that Great Britain can have the
trade of South America for the asking,
dkaspRe the competition which the United
Mates hat built up, was expressed by
Gordon Ross, formerly financial editor of
the Buenos Aires Standard, In an address
he delivered In London recently, Mr.
Ross Is quoted as saying that there Is In
eome South American republic^ a jealous
•ear of the extension of the Influence of
the United States, and th|A It had been
Slid In South America "that'the Monroe
•octrlne meant not so much "America
far the Americans” as "America for
North Americans "
During the war 2&4 spies were arrested
at Hog Island. These men. most of whom
since have received severe penalties, ob
talned jobs at the shipyard for the pur
pose of gathering information. They
Were trapped by sleuths who posed as
workmen Throughout the war there were
secret service men who wielded riveters’
hammers and did other shipyard jobs,
lent of the spies were among the clever
est agents of Germany, and one was a no
torious Mexican.
Nearly everyone In England has
Whanged butchers In the past few weeks.
Or Is doing so now. When strict ration
tar was In force each householder was
compelled to register with one butcher
and buy all meat from him. Soon the
butcher and the consumer were hardly
on speaking terms This went on during ,
the war because the butcher If he had
meat was forced to supply the registrant.
1st rant was forced to buy from tliat butch
er. The result was that when the goverU
The College of Hawaii, soon to become
a university, Is planning to establish a
college of commerce, organised with a
curriculum designed to equip young mesa
and women of all Pacific oaunrnea for a
part In the solution of Pan-Pacific trade
problems. Chinese, Japanese, Russian
and Spanish and commerleMl law. trade
customs, transportation metfm&s, port reg
ulations and land development will be
among the courses.
been resumed. Six thousand spectators,
many of them from the United States,
recently witnessed the revival In Mata
raoroa A special appeal for patronage
from the United States was made In half
page advertisements In American papers.
Beet seats sold for p each. General ad
mission to the shady side was |1,E0 and
to the sunny side $1.25; children under 7,
half price
The famous 94th pursuit squadron, for
merly commanded by Eddie Rickenback
er, arrived last week, In command of MaJ.
Head Chambers, 24 years old, a winner of
the D, S. C., the Legion of Honor and
the croix de guerre. This squadron la
said to have bagged the first and last
German planes during America's partici
pation In the war, and it was the ouly
one that went to Coblenz with the Amer
ican army of occupation.
On Memorial day Cleveland dedicated
“Liberty Row," an avenue of oak trees
nine miles long, ev€ty tree of which la a
memorial for a Cleveland boy who gave
his Ilf* In the war. In Its admiration, for
«f the deed, the city of lata Angeles sent
a beautiful floral piece to be laid on the
memorial altar for Cleveland's gold star
men.
n recent Iamdon Times prints an adver
tisement, “to the middle classes," which '■
appears to be the start of a union of the
middle classes, which are described as
“bearing the weight between the contend
ing forces of irrational Industrial aggres
sion and capitalistic domination.'' The
movement Is directed by gentlemen oi
title.
Refugees who got out of Odessa after
Its evacuation by the French troops say
the city was occupied only for a brief
period by the Ukrainian revolutionary
peasant army. They state that it was
governed by local soviet, with an execu
tive committee composed chiefly of load
Jewish revolutionary commissionaires
from 1C to 2S years of age.
If it be true, as Washington rumors
lio oa if ik.i n i nv_ i. .
refused to take the field In opposition to
Villa In ths north, and that Dias, In the
south. Is affectively upsetting railroad
operation, it ltylks dark for Carranaa,
says the New York Evening Sun.
One New York city court fined S per
sons in one day recently for violations of
automobile regulations. The campaign
Is a sequel to the great Increase in the
number of motor car accidents In that
city, and even minor offenses, such as
tailing to hold out a hand to sigfial they
are about to turn, brlrq^ penalties
A deputation representing over St,000
British war vet#ana wfco lived In Can
ada before they Joined the colors In Eng
land. has requested the parliamentary
pensions committee to grant them Cana
dian rates or pepslon and the Canadian
rate of war gratuity.
Japan's aim and motives are being
mi {represented in America by "biased or
hired agents of China," according to Vis
count lahll. According to him. Yuan
6hih Kai, president of China in 1915, was
Intensely pro-German and dreamed of
modeling the country after Germany.
Western potash producers representing
that shipments of potash from Europe
already aro being brought to the United
States liav* secured the promise of
Chairman Poindexter to give early oon
slderation to legislation designed to pro
tect the industry from foreign products.
The grand mufti of Palestine, head of
all the Moslems of Palestine and dasoert
gnt of the great Mohammed, ban frankly
stated his opposition to the establishment
iLnd /2l°111Bl cummoii wealth In the Holy
The further the trial here of 2* al
leged pro-German agents proceeds the
more evidence Is produced tending to
I show that German secret diplomacy ham
been at work throughout the whale
world, say s a dispatch from Zurich.
Berger. Milwaukee socialist nominee for
congress, says that If the socialists are
not successful, the anarchists will start
a cataclysm "such as the world has never
I seen before.”
Philip Gibbs prophesies that the men
who went through the life in the trenches
Will generally come out with their Inher
ent qualities Intensified, whether they be
good or bad.
The New Zealand government has re
vived udvipes from Dondon indicating
that Great Britain will ask New Zealand
i|o help her fight the American nackara.
1
LINCOLN HOII :
Body Discovered In a Chicago
Hotel—Believed He Was De
spondent Over New
York Visit.
Chicago, June 17.—Army intelligence
Ifflcers are Investigating the suicide of
Decar Voss, of Lincoln, Neb., a former
aviator, found hanging In a hotel room
Sunday. He left a note which read:
"I have prayed for forgivenness." A
friend told the police that he had
•eemed despondent for the last week
following a visit to New York.
UNIVER8ITY OF NEB. HAS
ASSISTED MUCH IN MARKETING
Lincoln, Neb., June 17.—Prof. H. C.
Pllley, of the university department of
rural economics, has returned from
Washington, where he attended a con
ference of the United States depart
ment of agriculture bureau of mar
kets. Plans were discussed for devel
oping the marketing work, especially
encouraging better marketing methods
among farmers. Luring the last year
the University of Nebraska department
of rural economics has helped organize
20 or 26 co-operative elevators and
otherwise done extensive work in the
marketing line. The following lines
lave been mapped out for development:
Grades and standards, direct market
ing, wool marketing, co-operative or
ganization, marketing live stock and
ialry products, accounting systems for
co-operative organizations.
»ROFE8SOR TELLS OF POT
TATO GROWING IN NEBRASKA.
Lincoln, Neb., June 17.—Pror. R. F.
rlow&rd of the University department
>f horticulture has returned from wes
ern Nebraska where he supervised
he planting of potatoes for the Ne
iraska agricultural station. Eighteen
data were planted In Sheridan, Dawes,
3ox Butte, Scotts Bluff, Morrill, Klm
)all, Cheyenne and Garden counties,
ren of the beat northern varieties were
med. The experiment, w|U be carried
m for five years.
Professor Howard said that recant
wins made potato seeding conditions
avorable in western Nebraska. The
■alns also assure a wheat crop In that
lection. Another rain In a month or
lix weeks will probably assure a po
ato crop. On account of guaranteed
vheat and beet prices, Professor How
»rd believes the western Nebraska
lotato acreage will be somewhat re
luced this year over last year.
The potato flour factory at Rush
rille has been operating successfully
or several months. Several carloads
if flour have been made. The new
lotato grading law is expected to make
Ills factory more successful and pop
ilar, as stricter grading will mean
nore potatoes left on the farm which
ran be made Into flour. Professor
Jo ward said there were few old po
atoes left In western Nebraska.
ro HAVE TOWN8HIP HIGH
SCHOOL NEAR WEST POINT
West Point, Neb., June 17—The
luestion of township high schools Is
receiving considerable attention
throughout the county. In Cuming
township, southeast of this city, the
movement has taken concrete shape.
Plans have been evolved to erect and
maintain a township high school. Rep
resentative Lauritson is at the head of
the movement. Cuming township has
always stood well In educational mat
ters. It has eight schools within Its
border, more than any other township
n the county, and the attendance aver
iges very high. It is believed that when
this school la established, that other
townships throughout the county will
Follow the same course.
BRITISH AIRPLANES
ON FLIGHT TO EGYPT
By United Pres*.
Athens, June 16.—Three British air
planes. under command of Captain
Elenderson, started for India yesterday
jy way of Crete and Egypt.
While the exact route the planes in
tend to follow is not given, the total
llstance traveled would be about 3,500
miles.
WEST POINT-Plan* have been laid
ay the West Point Speed association for
the races to be held at West Point on
July *. 9, and 10. These will follow the
Kearney races and occur prior to the Fre
mont meet. The events which will be
warded here are: Trots, 2:14, 2:17, 2:20,
1,26 and three year old and over, all for
purses of $260 and more In the pacing
class there are, the 1:09, 2:12, the 2:16 and
the 2:2* and the three year old and over,
all for purses of $260 or over. Entries
will close on July 2.
WEST POINT—The Farmers’ Union Ex
change Is developing its business to a
considerable extent, so much so that It
has leased the former veterinary hospital
on North Main street, for a warehouse.
Drs. Collins & Collins, former owners of
the hospital, have erected a new build
ing for veterinary purposes, Immediately
south of the old hospital.
WEST POINT—The Cuming county
Eighth grades exercises will be held in
West Point on June 29, when 101 hoys and
girls Including the parochial schools of
the county, will graduate.*' -
WEST POINT—The marriage of John
E. Knudson and Miss Kathryn Daniels of
PTesnont, waB performed by Judge Os
wald on Thursday.
Net revenues of the principal railroads
Jecreased $43,593,039 In April over that I
month a year previous.
Moving pictures will be used by the
Mexican government to demonstrate to
Mexicans how to apply modern machin
ery to farm life.
American and British authorities dele
gated to examine the thousands of sol
diers in the British army who lay claim
to repatriation to the United States, are
having a ditricult Job. Many of them are
adventurous individuals who have roamed
the globe and now want to go to America
at the expense of the British government.
Up to date the British government has
received more than 20,000 applications for
repatriation t'S those who say they have
o right to be sent to the United States
About 3.000 have Ucn certified, hundreds
tave been jeJoctvd and the applications I
tvtlfc coining, s—
TO NlWHiTECT
Under the Competitive Pro
cedure Adopted It May Take
Six Months—State Men
Considered.
Lincoln, Neb., June 16.—At a meeting
of the commissioners having In charge
the erection of the new $&,000,000 state
capital, held Friday afternoon it was
decided to let the contract for archi
tects on a competitive basis. Under the
procedure adopted It will take six
months to Choose an architect. The
board will choose an advistory archi
tect at its next meeting on June 24, to
serve in directing competition and ad
vising the commission when it visits
Pther state capitals. A preliminary
competition for Nebraska architects
will be held, and the three best will be
.hosen to enter the general competi
tion.
Under the appropriation bill work is
not to be started for a year from
last April, in the hope that building
material prices will have descended by
that time, and the commissioners are,
therefore, taking their"time about the
preliminaries. The American institute
jf architects had previously suggested
i competition under its auspices on
plans to be approved by it. The Ne
praska commissioners were inclined to
this at first, but have partly changed
Iheir mind about outside Interference
nr direction.
ANYMORE MAN IS APPOINTED
BURLINGTON SUPERINTENDENT
Lincoln, Neb., June 16.—Frank R.
Mullen, of Wymore, has been appointed
luperlntendent of the Lincoln division
>f the Burlington railroad, succeeding
Edward Bignell, who has been with the
Burlington for 48 years, beginning as
i boy. Mr. Bignell has secured a long
eave of absence, but is not expected
;o return, as he has large private In
terests to look after. He is the ln
/entor of a concrete piling thot is be
ng extensively used by land owners
ilong the Missouri river for the pur
pose of protecting their land. The de
nand from this source and the for
nation of a big $2,000,000 company in
Vew York to use these piling for un
lerplnnlng for many storied docks has
irawn Mr. Bignell from railroad work.
Mr. Mullen has long been in the rail
■oad service. He will be succeeded as
lead of the Wymore division by C. C.
Holtorf, now assistant superintendent
it Greybull, Wyo.
ANTI—PROHIBITION
FORCES GATHERING
Thousands Pour Into Washing
ton to Take Part In Demon
stration Against “Dry” Laws.
Washington, D. C., June 14.—Thou
sands of delegates to a monster anti
'dry" demonstration poured Into Wash
ngton today.
Headed by Samuel Gompers, presi
lent of the American Federation of
Labor, t%e protesting throng is to
narch to the steps of the capitol this
ifternoon. Speakers there will demand
hat congress revoke the prohibition
igainst the use of beer and light wines
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LABOR DELEGATES GO.
By Associated Preas.
Atlantic City, N. J„ June 14.—With
:he exception of those favoring prohi
bition, all delegates to the American
Federation of Labor convention left
nere today for Washington, D. C„ to
participate in an anti-prohibition dem
bnstration in front of the capital this
ifternoon.
The largest group remaining here Is
rrom Seattle, the other prohibitionists
representing various localities. The
ronvention has 'adjourned until Mon
lay.
GOVERNOR LISTER
DIES IN SEATTLE
Washington Executive Suc
cumbs Suddenly From Effects
of Nervous Breakdown.
Seattle, Wash., June 14.—Ernest
i-dster, governor of Washington, died
suddenly this morning. He was under
going treatment here.
Lister would have been 48 years old
;omorrow had he lived He was born
n Halifax. England.
Lister suffered a nervous breakdown
n the east a year ago and did not re
’over completely. On his return to
Dlympia he was under a doctor’s care
'or some months, but during the legis
ative session in January he collapsed
md was taken to a hospital where he
vas placed under the constant tare of
t specialist.
OFFICERS NAMED AT EAGLES
CONVENTION AT BURLINGTON
Burlington, la., June 14.—The state
■onventlon of the fraternal Order of
Eagles closed here yesterday.
The new ofifce.rs are: A. H. Flor
ence, Mason City, president; A. L.
Korgard, Davenport, vice president; the
ttev. David Ferguson, Crcston, ehap
ain: Frank C. Norton, Clinton, treas
urer; Oscar laager, Ottumwa, eon
luctor; H.-R. Crawford, Keokuk. Dr.
Brown. Bioux City and A. 8. Shaw,
Dskaloosa, trustees. The next oen
•ention will be hel.l at Oskaloosa.
FREMONT—Members of t be Country
; luh ire pushing u ■ ampaign for funds
with which to complete the purchase of
Ihe French ami Schreiner tracts north of
the city, with the Intention of transfer
ring the club grounds early nest spring.
I*he o.ltion obtained some time ago on
tlie grounds expires this week and the
ampaign for memberships and money
■mist be Quickly finished so that the final
payment can be made. If the project
goes through, the Country club will have
r {ICO.bW homo soon.
It has become a problem In Hahn up t~
serviceable fu-nlfpre at a pi k"
within th“ '-"ik of the working .••age' 1
J
KIM SIS*
MAYBE CALLED
Governor McKelvie Consult*
Legislators as to Advisability
of Special Session to
Act on Amendment.
Lincoln, Neb., June 13,—An extra
session of the Nebraska legislature tc
take action upon the woman suffrage
amendment is impending. Governor
McKelvie has written to the other gov
ernors stating that he will call the
special session as soon as lie receives
assurances enough other governors to
make it appear that approval will be
thereby hastened, and asks their in
tentions. He has aiso writen each
member of the legislature stating that
from information at hand it appears
practical to call a special session to
consider ratification, and asking an
expression of opinion from them upon
the matter, along with a statement of
whaf date they *oul<l.suggest. If they
have in mind any other' matters that
should come up at such a session he
would like to receive suggestions
thereon.
No doubt is entertained of the rati
fication if a special session is called.
Suffrage leaders are bringing pressure
to bear upon republican leaders, and
they are responding promptly, as they
expect to reap considerable of a vote
harvest from granting full suffrage
and being in the position to give it.
IOWA CONCERN MUST
MAKE GOOD ITS CHARGES
Lincoln, iseD., June —
the Waterloo, Ia„ Creamery Company
have been notified that unless they
appear before the board of regent* at
their regular meeting Thursday eve
ning the charges they have filed
against J. H. Frandsen. head of the
dairy husbandry department of the
state university will be tossed over the
transom. The company has asked foi
two continuances since the charges
were filed, and the officers are now
suspected of trying to use the big stick
on Frandsen. The charges arise out of
Frandsen’s activities in promoting the
formation of a. milk producers’ associa
tion, a proceeding distasteful to the
creamery men because it means in
creased cost to them.
The charges set out that Frandsen
violated the spirit of the Sherman an
ti-trust laws in advising the producers
to combine for the purpose of collec
tive bargaining; that he misrepresented
the costs of producing milk and that
he made unauthorised and untruthful
statements regarding the profits made
by the Waterloo company in the hand
ling of cream.
GOVERNOR ASKS LEGISLATORS
AS TO SPECIAL SESSION
Lincoln, Neb., June 13.—Gov. Samuel
R. McKelvie, of Nebraska has sent let
ters to members of the state legisla
ture asking them for opinions on the
question of special legislative session
to consider ratification of the federal
woman's suffrage amendment.
Information from other state, he
said, made it appear practical to call a
special legislative session in Nebraska
to consider the amendment.
Letters were also sent by the gover
nor governors of other states, asking
them what they were going to do qn
the federal suffrage question.
WHEAT CROP NOT YET SER
IOUSLY DAMAGED BY RUST.
Lincoln, Neb., June 13.—The weekly
crop report of the Burlington does not
indicate that any great damage has
been done in Nebraska to the wheat
crop. Considerable rust is reported
from various parts of the state, hut the
rains are washing off some of tihis.
Only in those sections where the wheat
rust has eaten the leaves so that there
Is nothing to draw the nitrogen from
the air that is necessary for the head
ing out process is there any damage.
Corn is all planted, and while here and
there fields have been washed, neces
sitating replanting, no material damage
has been done.
FEDERAL COURT WILL BE ASKED
TO DISMISS TRACTION SUIT.
Lincoln, Neb., June 13.—At a consul
tation between the attorney general,
counsel for the state railway commis
sion and the city attorney it was de
cided to ask the federal court to dis
miss for want of Jurisdiction the in
junction suit brought by the street car
company of Lincoln to compel the state
and city to keep hands oft while the
company installed a schedule of farep
of its own. It has been trying for
two years to get Increased rates, claim
ing that It Is headed for receivership,
and that the commission will not glTe
the prompt relief needed.
Attorney General Davis wil raise the
point that an injunction can not lit
where an adequate remedy at law is
at hand, that of appeal from the com
mission to the state supreme court.
The company challenges the adequacy
of this remedy, claiming it has been ,
once to the supreme court and was by
it sent back to the commission.
TO RETURN GERMANS.
.Washington, D. C., June 11.—Return ■
to Germany of about 2,000 former offl- 1
cere and sailors taken from German
vessels when the United States seized '
enemy shipping at the outbreak of the
war will begin about July 1, Those to ,
be released now are being held at forts
McPherson and Ogelthorpe.
New York city is considering licensing
its ice dealers, so that profiteers could te
le gully disciplined.
To an energetic reporter for the New
York Evening Sun, we owe the infovma- i
tion that Sergeant York’s bride was mar- t
rled in a new pink silk dress embroidered
around the bottom in red and biue
flowers. It had two wonderful little pock
ets on each of which were embroidered
flags of the allies sent to his girl sweet- '
heart by Sergeant York on silk hand
kerchiefs from Prance. The couple were
accompanied us for as Nashville on their
honeymoon by the pastor of York's
church and Mrs. York, sr.. who had been
as far as the county scat of her home ]
county but twice ip her Wte, and had
never even hoped to gc as far as Nash- 1
v tiler
Training Little Children
e«((Mtl«u by mothers who bare been kindergartners. Issued by
The Called States Bureau of Education, Washington, D. C-. and
The National Kindergarten Association, New York. N. Y.
BY MRS. IjOVISE G [’IJ)LIN SIMENSON.
EvMtBT young mother should mem- j i
orize a few of the songs and j I
Anger plays, and study the expla- j
nations, mottoes and pictures In Fro*- 1
bel’s “Mother Play.” so that shs may 1
begin to use them In her home long 1
before the kindergarten age. I have 1
used them and And that they teach
the virtues which later It is so hard to '
instil, for, as Froebel says, “Mother, 1
rou can now do with a touch as light 1
18 a feather what you cannot later ac- I
Eomplish with the pressure of a hun- 1
Hredweight." i
I have also found that the songs 1
bnd plays fill the child’s heart with I *
loy and contentment, entertain him 1
Immensely and supply his imagination |
with wholesome food. If the mother j
has memorized some of the songs, she 1
sing «-or croon them while busy 1
sbout her household tasks, and in this 1
way can often direct her child’s *
thoughts and play, with definite aims 1
In view. Her walks or rides with the 1
children may also be made occasions 1
(or such play. I
To illustrate how Froebel’s phtlos- 1
fphy helps the mother to train her
child, let us oonsider first the pat-a
cake play. Tou smile and say, “Why, J
all mothers play pat-a-cake with their '
babies; that is nothing now." Tes,
mothers have played pat-a-cak* for 1
ages and ages, but If they want to '
know why they play it, let them turn !
to Froebel, who points out that the
reason the little game is so widely '
known is because “Simple mother wit 1
never falls to link the initial activities
of the child with the every-day life 1
about him.” He also says, "The bread
or. better still, the little cake whieh
the child likes so well, he receives
from his mother; the mother In turn ,
receives It from the baker. So far,
so good. W* have found two link* in '
the great chain of life and service.
uow*w, or m&iaog
U»e child feel that these links com- :
plete the chain. The baker can bake 1
no cake If the miller grinds no meal;
the miller can grind no meal If the
Farmer brings him no grata;; the farm
« ean bring no grain * his field
yields no crop; the Said can yield no
crop if the forcee of nature fail to
Work together to produce It; the ‘
tdrces of nature could not conspire 1
together were It not for the all-wise !
and beneficent Power who incites 1
them to their predetermined ends.” '
It Is because we mothers have felt '
perhaps dimly and unconsciously the 1
lesson which the pat-a-cake play
leaches of dependence on one another,
and the gratitude each owes to all
that we have played this little game '
from ancient times.
The Value of “Pat-a-Cake.
I start to play pat-a-cake with my
baby when he is six months old. It 1
affords him gr?at satisfaction to exer- 1
else bis arms and to direct his move- 1
ments so that both little dimpled 1
hands meet together. When hs is 1
about It months or 2 years old I be
Kln te show him the picture of pat-a- ■
cake found in Froebel's “Mother
Play.” Through this means, I grad
ually and easily lead him to ses that
"For his bread he owes thanks not
only to his mother, to the baker, the
miller, the farmer, but also and most
of all to the Heavenly Father, who,
through tha Instrumentality of dew
and rain, sunshine and darkness, win- :
There Wat a Reason.
From the Indianapolis News.
However the nations were or might
Save been divided in the great conflict
lust ended, there never was a belief in ]
my quarter of the world that English
jpeaklng people would be on opposing
sides. Germany recognised the power of
the unwritten treaty by which, when the
luesdion Is one of right or wrong, there
:an be no two sides among people reared
m the same traditions. An extract from
the program of the memorial service for
the officers and men of the American
irmy and navy who have fallen in the
war, held in Westminster Abbey, ex
presses this feeling in the eloquent lan
guage of the British clergy, who speak
the voice of the empire:
Bet us now unite in thanking God for
those ef our brothers of the great
American republic who have laid down
their lives in a sacred and righteous
cause. Their deaths have sealed the
unwritten but inviolable covenant of
our common brotherhood. Tneir deaths
have laid the enduring foundations of
the world’s hope for future peace. For
their sakes we raise this day our proud
thanksgiving in the great abbey which
enshrines the illustrious dust of the
makers of the English speaking peo
ples. Bet us render our humble and
joyful price to Almighty God that in
their response to the clarion call of
freedom and of justice the two com
monwealths have not been divided. <
This service was short, as becomes the 1
tribute of a nation of flghtln men to the I
5ghting men of an associated nation. j
The Truthful Ticker. ,
From the Bos Angeles Times. 1
’’The ticker never lies," is a familiar j
idage in Wall street. The thought behind
s that the funny little Instrument, which t
icrvously tells off the story of the day on e
:he stock exchange, which in its turn re- t
loots the optimistic or pessmistlc trend j
if business, truly records the pulse beats
if our trade and commerce. When stocks
ire buoyant, money free, credit easy, the ,
lublle speculatively inclined; when brok- j
irs are blithesome and optimists are ram
innt and entirely surrounded by hulls, the ,
Jcker ticks fast and Its dots and dashes j
ire of business strength; of development 1
naximus; of prosperity, present and to
lome The financial columns are the most
•eliable barometer to be found They read B
low, “continued fair weather, with steady
irade winds.”
Road Making.
From the Bos Angeles Times. t
The state of Illinois voted a bond Issue t
if t60.000.000 for highway construction over o
i period of three years or more. Now it <3
s reported that contracts have been lot !i
for 50 miles of road building as a starter t
According to the figures, the average cost e
ier mile will be $28,000, which is almost i
110,000 a mile above the estimates made by r
:he engineers at the time the vote was j
aken. it is tough when a war in Gor- g
nany can boost the price of broken i-ock r
ind gravel In this country out of sight ,1
3ut as a people we are now healthily v
:ommttled to a program of road construe- i
Jon and we are going ahead with It in <3
ipite cf alt II
er and summer, causes the earth to
iring forth the grain."
It Is only after having studied the
dcture thoroughly and read the chap
er on Pat-a-Cake in the “Mottoee
md Commentaries” and committed to
nemory (he verses and tune in the
'Songs and Music" of Froebel’s
Mother Play," that I am ready to
each pat-a-cake to my baby, and as
havo shown, I do not teach
t ail at once, but refer to it
igafn and again, perhaps when we
ire out working in the garden on a
unny day, or in the house watching
he rain. When my child is old enough
0 be interested m such things, we go
nto a bakery shop and, to the aston
shment of the baker, ask if we may
ee bis ovens. We often pass a mill
md I tell my child that this is the
dace where the farmer brings his
train. Thus the lesson of pat-a-cake
;oes on for a long time before it la
Irst played in ..babyhood. It teaches
is to be ever thankful and baby
earns to say: "Thank you. deaf
namma," "Thank you, dear baker,”
Thank you, dear God."
There are many other songs and
fames in Froeboi’s ‘'Mother Play”
vhich I give to my children long be
fore th* kindergarten age. In all of
ihese they take the greatest delight
■ begin early to sing the songs and
day the finger games which nourish
he instinct of love for the members
if the family and affection for a*l«
nals.
TOT FAMILY.
lather Boat tor Teaching Affection Played
en Bahy'e Fingers, Beginning with the Thumb,
fhie le the mother, es busy at heme,
Pho lovee her dear children, whatever may
come.
Phla la tha father, ee breve and ee etreng;
Pho worke tor hie family all tha day long,
rhla la tha brather, whe’U eoeo be a maa;
3,0 helpa hla coed mother ae much aa ha
can.
Alla le the ale ter, ao ran tie and mild,
Pho ptaye that tha dally la her little child,
rhla la the bahy, all dimpled and eweet;
daw aoft hla waa hands end hla ohabby pinB
feet I
rather and mother and children an dear,
together yon boo thorn, ono family bore.
—Emilio Poulason.
The active child of 4 or 6 In
itinctlvely desires to measure himself
igainst children of his own age, and
f deprived of the opportunity to de
Ills, loses much of what Is necessary
or his highest and best development*
through contact with each other,
ihildren learn to wait their turn, and
0 be considerate in many other ways.
Moreover, the child wants to make
.hinge, and, although the mother can
jlay little songs and games with him
vhile carrying on her household
asks, she cannot always take the time
lecessary to direct and assist the child
n manual occupations. This Is on*
-eason why the kindergarten fills k
treat need. Association with play
nates, work with various materials
ind tools and songs and games are
ill provided In the kindergarten.
It was because of my study of Froe
>elian methods and their successful
Lpplicatlon to the child below 4. and
tecause I realized how Impossible It
vas for me, a busy mother, to meet
he growing needs of my children that
wanted a kindergarten In our town,
lot only for my own little ones, but
or all the boys and girls. A number
if mothers and fathers became inter
isted in my project; we petitioned
mr Board of Education and a kinder
rarten was soon established. It was
1 success from the very start
Please pass this article on to a friend
md thus help Uncle Sam reach all the
nothers of the country.
Cape to Cairo By Air.
From the Columbus Dispatch.
Actual construction wont already has
>een begun In connection with the pro- .
ected Cape to Culro air service, the Brit- <*
sh air military announces. Airdromes are
>eing set up every 600 miles, the present
lonstop limit, from one end of Africa to
he other, the principal ones being built
it Cairo, Khartum and two In German
■last Africa at Kampla and UJljl.
The route then passes .ato Rhodesia and
•long the course of the railway to the
tape. Long before the famous Cape to
lalro railway Is In operation It Is confl
lently expected that airplanes will be
overing the route on regular schedules.
.’he distance Is 5,200 miles. After estab
ishing this service the plan of the air
ninistry is to hand it over as a going
nterprise to a British commercial com
any. The air ministry Is acting as a plo
leer In various undertakings, and, ac
ordlng to one of its officials, its position
o commercial flying will be analogous
o that of the British admiralty and rner
hant marine service.
Why Not Plain Americana?
From the Kansas City Star.
When a British minister to the United
itates wrote a letter touching on Ameri
an poltlcs. President Cleveland sent him
is passports. But now a mission from
he United States—unofficial to be sure—
' abroad to give the British government
tistruetlou on how to manage Ireland.
Just how Is this sort of thing to be Ju»
ifted? What business have American olt
4ens with the domestio policy of the Bru
sh empire?
The question of the hyphen at once
rises. We have been conducting a rath
n active campaign against hyphenated
.merlcanlsm for the last two years,
loesn’t that Include all hyphens? Are
,e 1° have the Czecho-Slovak-Americans
etitioning the government about the
lanagement of the city of Prague? And
ugo-Slavlc-Americans taking action
bout Fiume, and Italian-Amerlcane pro
feting, and Anglo-Americans rioting and
’ollsh-Americans making demands and
lagyar-Americans remonstrating?
Why not really get rid of the hyphen
nd be Just plain Americans?
" Political No Man’s Land.
From the New Tork Times.
Nothing could more clearly show how
tie political center of gravity ..of this na
ioii has shifted than the announcement
f Chairman Homer 8. Cummings, of the
emocratic national committee, that he
; about to spend two months’ canvassing
tie states that lie between the Mlssis
ippl river and the Pacific ocean. That
sed to be u solid block of states In which
o democrat had more than y languid
iterest. Now and then one of them would
o democratic because of local Issuer or
•ere deviltry. But when Missouri su.t
euly and unexpectedly went republican it
as the beginning of a change which ban
lade the middle west and the far west
ebatable ground, a political No Mar’s
Aral.