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the Woodrow Wilson reform of the currency system of this country. The gluttons of greed who drank so long out of the trough of special privilege to the frequent distress of the business iof the country and the enrichment of [themselves die hard—but they die.

Meanwhile as the old dilapidated jbourbons of the Riggs bank howl the business of the country continues on (the boom. The averge big business man is ready to accept the new order, land take advantage of the wonderful (opportunities for unprecedented prosperity now presented. The startling boom on the stock exchange the other 'day doesn't go well with hard times iand "grave misgivings." The billion [dollars worth of orders from abroad, now In the hands of American business men, does not fit in with the [Jim Watson howl of calamity. And as the Washington Post, an anti-Wil-Ison paper says in its issue of April 13: "People who at first speciously argued that only a few lines of business jln this country are profiting aro be^'Hing now to realize that they were talking sheer sophistry. Prosperity is returning surely."

And again as the Washington Post, .'an .anti-Wilson paper says in the same Issue, in commenting upon the stock exchange: "Wall street is out for, a big hurrah !cvcr the good times that the patient, industrious, hard working farmers, and .enterprising- business men have brought «bout, and Wall street is ri^ht inse«k(ing its share of the great store of national prosperity which the country has prepared for itself."

And it is just such men as John Skelton Williams who have placed business on the most substantial basts |that it has occupied in

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I The most interesting and significant political news of the week here has been the vigorous revival of the boom (for Root for the republican presidential nomination. Along with it to impart an added significance comes the story that Senator Borah of Idaho has (decided to withdraw his name from consideration, predicating his action upon the assumption that the reactionary eastern element of the republican party will not permit the nomination of a western man. This would

Reem to point to the nomination of some one like Root—if not Root himself. The only sincere objection that Is ever offered to Root's candidacy on the part of the old line republicans Is [that he is now seventy years old. There are some men with whom that would be a handicap—but not with

Root. He does not look his age by many years, nor does he act it. He is vigorous, mentally as fit as in the days when he exerted himself to his utmost to save Boss Tweed from the penetentiarv. I A few years ago he had a break down but he went to call for a few weeks on Muldoon the physical culture expert and came back with renewed !youth. No man stayed on the job day

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and night more constantly than Root when the ship trust was making1 its fight against the ship purchase bill. Let the interests have a fight on hand and Root could go day and night without food or rest.i And he can do it again. The other objection to Root comes from some republicans who are a little ashamed of Cannonism and feel that some man with some pretense to be something other than a tool of the interests should be named. This objection is discounted at the start by the patent fact that none but reactionaries need apply to the next republican national convention. The Penroses, the Gallingers, the Roots, the Cannons, whom Roosevelt characterized so perfectly in 1912, are in the saddle and they.'are n^aking no attempt to conceal the fact.

The New Movement.

There are many reasons for this Root movement. Primarily he is a man of great intellectual brilliance. Then too. he endeared himself to the republican reactionaries now in control of the party by the clever manner in which he crushed the Roosevelt movement in the Chicago convention of 1912. But there is something later —his remarkable, startling remarkable speech on the floor of the senate, his swan song. It is almost unthinkable that any man with political aspirations could have made such a speech. The only possible explanation for it is that he must have been convinced that the old gang has the people completely fooled again.

This was the speech In which he criticized the interstate commerce commission because "it interferes with the railroads" criticised the new currency system because it took financial, monopoly away from Wall street which he termed "the natural center": criticised the federal trade commission because it "interferes with the liberty of great business" criticised the popular election of senators, and the income tax and by indirection advocated what Penrose advocated openly, the repeal of the income tax and the raising of the $80,000,000 now paid by the rich through the income tax by adding to the taxation on the food and clothing of the masses. Never in years has such a notorious tory speech been delivered in congress. Even before the Wilson administration came in and wrought these great popular reforms the republican leaders could not be prevailed upon to attack tl^ proposed reforms with vigor. What does It mean? Does it mean that these reactionaries are now convinced that they can fool the people into again placing them in power—in which event after such speeches they will feel authorized to put the country on a more plutocratic basis than it has ever been in before? Of course the masterful, the wonderful reply of Senator L«ewis made Root's speech look like a paper target at a shooting match, but the plutocratic press was careful to withhold much publicity to the reply.

The Black Hor3e Back.

The feeling here is that it all means just one thing—a determination of the special interests to win the election of 1916 by the methods employed by the notorious Mark Hanna in 1896.

But whv Root? Some insist that he

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ITH the laws of the land demanding absolute accuracy on the part of weighing machines and other conditions, requiring speed and durability it behooves those of us who sell things by weight to be just a little bit careful what sort of scales we use.

Now if you should have any doubt as to where to find the latest, most sensitive new fangled but reliable weighing machine just ask Arch C. McClure, who is located at 14 North Eighth street, Terre Haute.

Mr. McClure, whose first name is not Archibald but just Arch will lell you all about the 150 kinds of Toledo machines that will give you the exact weiight of any object scaling from one sixteenth of an ounce, and that's drawing it rather fine, to 3,800 pounds. Not a spring is used in any of these 150 different varieties of scales. They are all gravity scales.

It hasn't been so very long since' the United States government adopted the Toledo brand of scales for parcel post purposes. Uncle Sam now has 1,000 Toledo scales, purchased after this brand had been put to the severest tests.

Need For Accuracy.

The necessity for accurate scales never was so great as now for it becomes a serious matter when the operator of a flour packer for instance, through the fault of the scales shortweights a customer. To make matters easy for the operator the scales should weigh on the dot and work as

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as the operator works. The capacity of the scale should be equal to that of the packer and the operator.

An expert has figured that a little edge broken from a counterpoise weight might mean an ounce less on each sac'k of flour. Perhaps not more than one scale inspector in a dozen would detect so slight an imperfection.

In the Toledo scales that are used in making up sacks of flour there is a separate mark for every two ounces so that tlfere is a double check system in connection with these scales. When the load is taken off the figure points immediately back to zero. If it doesn't repairs are in order. The point is, when a Toledo slips a cog the operator knows of the disability—the scales admit it.

Bred In Kentucky.

Mr. McClure is a native of Ashland, Ky., the heart of the blue grass country. He was born in 1886. When very young he moved to Delaware, O., where he was educated.

Young Mr. McClure began his business career selling typewriting machines in Columbus, O. From selling typewriters to selling scales wasn't a

should be nominated because he does not care a whoop for the vulgar clamor of the majority, as shown by his handling, along with Jim Watson, of the Chicago convention. There are many here who feel that the interests would be as well satisfied," if not more so, with Charles W. Fairbanks. The reactionary element which favors Fairbanks in preference to Root, predicate their preference upon the fact that Fairbanks has more tact and is not so outspoken in the expression of his adoration for the old gang. One would naturally think that all the reactionary crowd for motives of mere expediency would prefer Fairbanks to Root. The fact that they don't is taken to mean that they have become so cocky that they "don't propose to dicker and trade with the progressive idiots," and feel strong enough to bowl 'em all over. However that may be, the speech by Root could easily have been made by Charles W. Fairbanks—for he holds precisely the same vi^ws. But we shall see what we shall see.

There is no place in America where one comes into contact with so many freak facts as here in Washington. No place replete with so many tragedies. This week an old woman, seventy years old, resigned her position in the navy department after twentytwo years service. At the time she quit she was receiving a salary of $1,000 a year. The fact that she quit attracted considerable attention— which was .unusual for most clerks here are lost In the crowd. And when she quit. Secretary Daniels wrote her a long and beautiful letter. Why all this fuss about this old $1,000 a year clerk?

This the answer—she was born In the white house In 1845. After all, then, this "white fiouse baby" business doesn't lost three score years does It. The papers recently have printed pictures of the Sayrw baby, of Esther

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very long jump. After six years devoted to telling how much better the particular brand of typewriter he represented was than all others it was an easy matter for him to dilate upon the intelligence, accuracy, simplicity, reliability and all that sort of tiling of the Toledo scales, of which there are three times as many different sizes as there are varieties of jjickles of a certain celebrated kind.

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Cleveland, of Baby McKee but no paper ever thought of printing the picture of Lcttia Tyler who was born in the white house seventy years ago. No doubt every one was greatly excited over the white house baby in those far off times, fifteen or sixteen years before Lincoln entered the mansion on the avenue. The city wa.s quite different then. A big picket fence surrounded the white house grounds, the vacant lots were the rule, and the streets were mud holes, but the white house was then the white house and the president was then the first man in the republic.

A Letitia Tyler Story,

And who was Ivetitia Tyler? It appeals to me because I recently read an old diary kept in the white house during the Tyler administration by the mother of Uetltia Tyler. Very soon after Tyler became president his wife died, and his son with his bride came to live in the mansion and the daughter-in-law became the first lady of tin land and the mistress of the mansion. She was one of the most charming and accomplished women that ever lived in the house. Her.parents had been stage folk, and she as a very small child had known the life behind the foot-lights as the life then was. During the time she was mistress of the white house she kept a diary for her sister and from its pageS one gets the most huijjan pictures of life there that can be found in any other volume. Most of the wives of the presidents are past middle life, and long experience as wives of politicians had taught them reserve and a certain kind of stupid decorum and dignity. Not so with Mrs. Tyler. It was only another stage. She soon became intensely popular. Some times she shocked the natives. One story: one dav a field marshal of France arrived In Washington unexpectedly on a stage visit In the absence of President Tyler

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more than his average of sales. It is estimated that 75 per cent of the scales used in this section are of the Toledo brand. In Cincinnati 96 per cent of the scales used are Toledos. The Toledo has had an agency here for nearly five years but Toledo scales have been used around here for a dozen or more years. Points in Vig.i, Clay, Parke and Vermillion counties are supplied from Terre Haute agency. Mr. McClure is an Elk and a member of the United Commercial Travelers' association.

who was In Virginia. I* was up to Mrs. Tyler. She hastily summoned Webster and other dignitaries of the cabinet, and surrounding herself with them she received in state the field marshal and his party—received them so charmingly that they were captivated, and the old field marshal kissed her hand, and everything went off just like a play, and a.fter arrangements had been made so a state dinner, the Frenchmen departed. The moment they left M!rs. Tyler twirled herself around in great glee on her heel in the presence of the dignitaries and all were delighted with one exception the husband. Sjich was the Mrs, Tyler of those days. And then came Letitia—the white house baby. Looking back from this year of our lord 1915 upon those far off days of 1846 one wonders what the gay and giddy and altogether good and gracious mistress of the white house would have thought could she have seen through three score yeara and ten to the day when that white house baby would give up her $1,000 job as a clerk In one of the governmental departments. After all we are a democratic country. A very rich man can make his grandchildren very rich, but unhappily a very great man without riches cannot make his grandchildren great or prosperous or happy. Perhaps that is one of the reasons that we worship money so much more than genius.

Lane Landmark Sold.

The week brought another reminder of white house days iong gone by when the press announced the sale of the old Harriet Lane house at the corner of 18th and streets. It is a fascinating old place, four stories, narrow, unique in architecture, and with vines climbing all over it from top to bottom. It Is associated in the minds cf Washingtonians with the memory of one of the most chaaming and brilliant women who ever presided over the mansion on The Avenue, It w&s her6

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that Harriet Lane Johnson came after the death of her husband to spend the remainder of her day«, within sight almost of the mansion that must have held many beautiful memories for her. Few women have been mqre fortunate. The niece of James Buchanan, who never married after the death of his finance—a death that occurred during the period of a petty lover quarrel— was the companion of the distinguished statesman at his ancestrlal homo at Wheatland, and later accompanied him to both London and Petersburg when he was U. S. minister to England and Russia, to preside over the embassy. In those days she was a mere chit of a girl, exceptionally good looking and clever, and many of the titled gentlemen who bent above her hand were eager to make her the mistress of another home Strangely enough all this adulation failed to turn her head. And then she came back to preside over the white house during the Buchanan administration. It has ususally happened in American history that the most brilliant administrations politically have not been brilliant socially and the reverse. The white house and "Washington hav« never known such social brilliance as during the administration of Frartklin Pierce and James Buchanan. It was the time when the south-, ern aristocracy reached its full flower. Enormous amounts of money—more than today—were spent on entertainment? and feminine finery. It was during these days that the wife of Senator Gwynn gave the costume ball, the like of which Washington has never known before or since. Mrs. Stephen D. Douglas. the beautiful Adele Cutts that was, presided with queenly grace over the old brick mansion on New Jersey av enue which still stands, now in the center of the colored section of the city. And it was niotable for the visit of the Prince of Wales, later King Edward ATI. It was on this latter occasion that Harriet Lone shone resplendent. In the national museum among the dresses worn bjr mistresses of the white house that of Miss Lane is by far the most exquisite, and In another room of the museum are displayed interesting articles that were once in her possession.

Whirligig of Time.

And such is fate—in the days not now remote—when Harriet Lane Johnson lived in the vine covered brick on I street, still entertained and featured, I wonder if Miss Tyler, the "White House Baby," ever wandered by after a hard day at her desk as a $1,000 clerk in the navy department and made a mental comparison of her mother and her mother's successor. Nothing is so dead as a dead politician, and no fate is so-cruel to a woman as that which lifts her for a season to the pinnacle with all the white lights beatin® down upon her and then dooms her to the obscurity of the lowly places. Poor Tyler himself was unfortunate. He possessed enough courage to defy his party for his convictions. He lived to see the nation at war with itself and to head a peace delegation to Washington. His career was really distinguished and yet only the other day the first monument to his memory was erectel by the nation.

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