Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 308, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1916 — Page 2

Settlement of Great War on Terms of Justice Alone to Bring Lasting Peace

I am more interested in peace for the world than in anything else — peace, when and how. I hope I will live to see it, I believe I will. I am keenly interested in the great meeting for peace to be held next May by the League to Lnforca^f*eace. I hope to attend that meeting. A similar meeting is to be held by the International Peace league at Ihe Hague, and a third great peace meeting is to be held by the Peace league at Lugano, Switzerland. I want to see these three great _peace meetings assemble the peace advocates from all over the world and unite on some definite, practical program that will mean lasting peace for civilization. This great war, the most terrible in the history of the vorld, has proved what war really is. The terms of settlement must confirm this for all time, viz., that war is a demon let lopse by greed and lust for power. In the civilization of today and the future this monster must not be allowed to settle the affairs of men. I expect to see the nations of the world unite in settlement of this titanic struggle on terms of justice, and from that union a brotherhood of nations will grow that will make future wars impossible. The neutral nations in Europe and the United States seem agreed that the settlement must replace th* map of Europe as it was at the beginning of the war. The status quo of nations must be preserved. French territory must be restored. Belgium must be preserved intact. Poland-long a bone of contention—must have autonomy; m other words, all of the smaller nations must have autonomy. That is justice, and justice must prevail. If this is not done there will be another war just as soon as the nations can prepare for it. Each day I am more firmly convinced that this is the last great war, and that an era of world peace is about to dawn.

Character Building Is as Important in Schools as Education of Head and Hand

We have come to realize, with the church and the state, that education of head and hand without education of heart is vain, and thus that character building is our ultimate aim, and character is habit, and most habits are formed before twenty. ' We have the future citizens of our state, the boys and girls, under our influence during nearly all habit-forming years. We have come to see that education without culture is insufficient, thus that we must inspire a desire for the more abundant life—the appreciation of nature, the love of music and good books, the right use of the leisure hours. We must show that no man liveth to himself alone, or by bread alone, but that all must work for the big, broad, human, public-spirited side of things. Of what avail are the compulsory laws if the school does not give back to the state useful, happy, self-supporting, loyal citizens ? The business world has long regarded waste as failure; the highest efficiency, the greatest per cent upon the money invested is the end most sought. We may even hope that the epoch-making hour may soon arrive when in every school system the principles of democracy through representation may be adopted, when the teachers of each department, from the primary grade through the university, may elect one of their \>wn number best fitted by education, experience and personality-ho represent them in a school council which shairlnvestigate, discuss and advise all changes to be made in school affairs.

Many Careers Are Ruined and Homes Disrupted by Lack of Even Tempers

By REV. JAMES S. MONTGOMERY, Washington, D. C.

Many' a career is ruined, many a friendship broken, many a house upset by a lack of even tempers. Look at r l homas Carlyle, the great philosopher, who made life unbearable for his wife, Jane. This great man allowed his wife to die from lack of his care and sympathy. His sorrow after her death came too late. Carlyle was a great philosopher, but he was not the kind of man to live with. ■ Co-operation isl the thing that will make happy homes. A sunny temper is a blessinsf to any home. The milk of human kindness in a man’s heart or a w/iWs breast is like a beautiful flower in the window, a beautiful pictur d on) the wall. A home without harmony and understanding is like a jApt, of bare ground, a blank wall. A home where peace aiul quiet-do not reign is like a cathedral without architecture or parapets —just walls. / The ill-tempered man is unsocial We need men of sanity, sense and equipoise. Passions and desires should be controlled. There is power in restraint. Where is the source of the river’s strength ? Where but in the banks that control it? The duty of the hour is to study personal equipoise. 1

World Has Suffered Through Failure of Men to Accord Women the Ballot

Just as now no one who is sane would think of defending slavery/ so in two decades no one who is unwilling to be laughed at will attempt to give a single reason why ■women should not have the vote. It is in perfect accord with every decent ideal of our social order. Women must, for the good of the race, be allowed to express their social convictions the same as men—by the vote. The world has suffered greatly through man’s failure to appropriate women’s sense of intuition to help man in solving social problems. “ All problems are moral, social and religious. It is impossible to separate these elements':' And as long as this is so, we are doing the race an injurv in not' taking advantage of the immense assistance women would be able to give us in-solving our problems. The whole world is working toward a more democratic ideal. It is idle to attempt a true democracy when you have one-half of the race absolutely shut off. We must embrace the opportunity to have with us in our struggle the foundation *of the family —the women. f •)

By MRS. BELVA LOCKWOOD

By MISS ANNA WILSON

President InJi.n* State Teacher* Association

By REV. MORRIS H. TURK of Kansas City. Mo.

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

INGENIOUS GERMAN SHOWER BATH

These German soldiers at the front, far from running water, have solved the shower bath problem with two barrels, a stove pipe and a kitchen sieve.

PAY $350,000 TO REDS FOR STOCK

Under Federal Guidance Crows Prove Better Cattlemen Than Whites. NOW FARMERS AND BREEDERS Work Too Has Raised the Price of the (J Grazing Lands Upon the Reservations—Take Good Care of Cattle.

Washington.—The Crow Indians of Montana went into the cattle-raising business two years ago, under the supervision and expert guidance of the department of the interior. The other day, Cato Sells, commissioner of Indian affairs of the department, announced that the Indians’ little flier in cattle had netted them no less than $350,000. In announcing the climax of this bit of business Mr. Sells told how he had personally aided in the recent sale of 34 carloads of Crow cattle at the Chicago stockyards. The day before the Chicago sale;, 17 other carloads of cattle had been sold at Omaha. It was in June, 1914, that the Indian commissioner persuaded the Indians to make their cattle investment. The funds for the accumulation of a herd were obtained by the sale of Crow lands, and for the Indians the government agents bought 7,000 young heifers, 2,000 yearling steers and 350 bulls. The care of- the herd was personally supervised by government agents in Montana. Took Great Care of Cattle. The year the herd was purchased the Indians took extraordinary precautions to protect their bovine charges from the rigors of a Montana winter. The summer- before they cut and stacked no less than 7,000 tons of hay, and while starvation and cold were cutting into the profits of white stock raisers at an alarming rate, the Indians had the satisfaction of seeing only 2 per cent of their herds succumbing to the ravages of cold. “Heretofore,” said Commissioner Sells, in speaking of the venture of the Indians, “our conduct of the stock business among Indians of the various tribes has consisted largely of the upbreeding and development of herds.

PRINCE FLEES FROM HAREM

Narasingrao Seindia, a six-year-old Indian prince, who is fleeing from the Influence of his father’s harem. A Miss Patterson has been appointed by the British -government as his guardian. She has taken him to Torento, Ont., where he will receive a preliminary education and then enter Oxford university. The prince U athletic and enjoys wrestling. - 1

Everywhere, the Indians have taken tremendous interest in their stock, both as to tribal herds and those individually owned, and the increase in number and value has been such as to insure a business man’s profit.” In the good old days it was the policy of the Indian tribes on reservations to lease their grazing lands to white cattle owners at some ridiculously low figure with the usual result that the white man made most of the money. Within the past three years, however, the Indian office has been encouraging Indian stock breeding, and the financial results after two years of stock raising by the Crow Indians seem to justify the value of this policy. Three years ago, for example, one Indian reservation in the northwest had 2,800 acres under cultivation. As a result of the interior department’s policy in urging the Indians to do their own farming and stock raising, this same reservation had 15,000 acres under cultivation last year. Now Prosperous Farmers. Back of Hie idea of encouraging farming and stock raising, however, is the basic idea o! the department of the interior to change the western Indian from a plainsman into an iptensive farmer. This change, of course, cannot be made in a generation, and no such, rapid transformation is expected, but the Indians have met the intentions of the government more than half way, it is declared. Many Indians on reservations are now the most wealthy and prosperous farmers in their section, while as stockmen they are even more successful. The Indian of the" plains, the Indian office declares, is a natural herdsman. He is a lover of horses, and readily adapts himself to the raising of cattle and sheep. During the last three years the-Indian office has, purchased with funds gathered by the Indians, more than $2,000,000 worth of cattle, horses and sheep, both for tribal and individual herds. In cases, however, where the department agents have been unable to persuade individual Indian ers to go Into the business of cattle raising, they have in many cases enabled the Indians to get higher prices for the leasing of grazing privileges. For instance, on the San Carlos reservation in Arizona, the Indians are now receiving about $25,000 more a year for this privilege than they received a few years ago. If the plans of Commissioner Sells and his assistants can be carried out to their fullest extent, officials believe the American Indian, may some day become the cattle king of America, a vital factor in the wool market and a formidable contender for horse-breed-ing honors.

NEW SEARCHLIGHT INVENTED

“Scotoscopia” Devised by an Italian, Emits Invisible Rays Illuminating Object Only. Rome. —Signor Giulio UHvi, the inventor of F-rays, was badly injured in a laboratory experiment some time ago, and only recovered after many months spent in a military hospital at Milan. Signor Ulivi announces now that he has succeeded in applying the invisible infra red waves beyond the red band of the spectrum to detect objects in darkness by determining their length. The new invention is known as “Scotdseopia/’ meaning vision in darkness, and consists of a searchlight emitting invisible rays which illuminate distant objects and render tnbm visible only to the observer. Thus by means of Scotoseopic searchlights warships .are enabled to see without being seen. Photographs or rather Scotographs of objects in darkness can be taken and enlarged so that enemy coasts can be mapped. The invention can be used on land and sea as well as in the

air, so that It will be found moa£ useful In waging war against submarines and In the defence ngalnst aerial raids. Signals can be exchanged Invisibly between ships equipped with Scotoscoptlc ap) aratuses and other practical applications of this wonderful invention can be easily obtained.

WRONG OFFICE FOR LICENSE

Young Man Who Wanted to Marry Went to Automobile Clerk in Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga. —Every one has heard that old stage joke nbout the man who wanted to get married purchasing a dog license, but It remained for a Fulton county man with matrimonial iqclyiatlons to apply for an automobile license for that purpose. Late the other afternoon while A. T. Harris, automobile registration clerk in the secretary of state’s office, was quite busy a timid young man sidled up to the desk and whispered that he wanted a license. Mr. Harris handed him a blank (md told him to fill it out. He took it over to a table and puMied himself with it for several minutes. Then he came back and told Mr. Hnrris he didn’t know just how to go aboft filling it out. V“I’ll do it for you.” said Mr. Harris. And reading the first question on the blank he inquired: “Who is the owner?” “She hasn’t got any owner; she’s a widow,” replied the applicant. “You must be seeking a marriage license?” remarked Mr. Harris. When informed that he had guessed correctly he directed the blushing young man man to another office in the courthouse.

ONE MASHER SMELLS POWDER

Routed Not by the Explosive Product, but Simple Complexion Aid. New City.—Hurling a powder box in the face of a masher who seized and kissed her, Miss May Ebert of Southfields, Rockland county, succeeded in routing him in Parkston. The powder, which scattered over the flirt, not alone put him to flight when it flew into his eyes, but afforded a clue upon which Policeman Sherwood arrested William Lacey of Pearl river, accused of the attack upon Miss Ebert and her eighteen-year-old companion, Miss Esther Van Auken. The masher grabbed Miss Van Auken and kissed her. Then he kissed Miss Ebert. Snatching the powder box from her handbag, Miss Ebert hurled it into the masher’s face and it broke open, scattering the stuff over him from head to foot. The girls fled and reported the incident to the police, who got Lacey, with powder on his clothes, boarding a train out of town. He was held In SIOO bail.

WIDOW OF FLAGLER WEDS

Mrs. Henry M. Flagler, second wife of the late Henry M. Flagler, multimillionaire, who developed Florida, recently married Judge Robert Worth Bingham of Louisville, Ky. When Mr. Flagler died three years ago he left the bulk of his $80,000,000 to hiS widow. Before her marriage she was Miss Lily Kenan of Wilmington, N. C. She married Mr. Flagler on August 24, 1901, ten days after he had divorced his first wife, who was mentally Unbalanced. Judge Bingham is prominent In legal and social circles in New York and Kentucky. He retired from the bench in 1911.

ANNULS MARRIAGE LICENSE

Pennsylvania Bride-to-Be Could Not Make Up Her Mind inFour Years. Altoona, Pa.—Tired of four years’ waiting, Charles M. Arthur of Altoona has had Judge Thomas J. Baldridge annul the marriage license Issued to himself and Miss Jessie F. Martin of Duncanville on June 17, 1612. The couple were to be married the following July 4. The trousseau was purchased, a wedding trip planned and a house and furniture selected. But when the day arrived the bride-to-be demurred. She has never since been quite able to make np her mind to fulfill her part of the contract.

DEFY ARID WASTES

WONDERFUL WORK OF RUSSIANB IN CENTRAL ASIA.

All the Military Power of the Czar Would Have Been of No Avail but for the Patient Labor of the Colonists. How Russian colonists have struggled and conquered in Russian Cen 4 tral Asia is revealed by Stephen Graham, who has recently made a tramping tour through that comparatively unknown section of the earth. After crossing the Caspian sea from Baku to Mr. Graham took the desert railway, on which the trains average a speed of only 17 miles an hour over the indifferent 3leepers. The western mind might find this railway inexplicable. Why a desert line while many of the railways at home are undeveloped, and strategic railways are unbuilt? The answer is the results in colonization and trade. As Mr. Graham looks out of the wfndow during his journey a delightful phrase occurs to him about a distant string of camels moving across the sand parallel to the line. He describes them as looking like “a scrap of eastern handwriting between earth and heaven.” Anyone who has seen a string of camels on a vague horizon will recognize the aptness of the simile. Only irrigation is needed to make this and other Central Asia deserts blossom like the rose, and the Russians have already done splendid work in this respect Mr. Graham, in his book, “Through Russian Central Asia,” describes how the typical Russian family become colonists. A messenger is sent In advance to choose a site, and then the family proceeds to the appointed place. “First of all, trees are planted,” says Mr. Graham. “How pathetic to see the long rows of three-foot-high poplar shoots and willow twigs! A month on this sun-beaten road leaves no doubt in the emigrant’s mind as to what is the first necessity—shade, shade. Trees are planted all along the main government dike. “The colonist chooses the place for his house; he digs a trench all around it and lets in water from the dike, and he plants trees along the trench. Then he buys stout poplar trunks and willow trunks, and makes the framework of his cottage. He interlaces little willow twigs and makes the sort of wilted green, slightly shady, slightly sunny house that children might put up In a wood in England. “His roof he makes of prairie grass, great reeds 10 to 15 feet in length and thick and strong, or of willow twigs again and turf. In his second year he has a little hay harvest on his roof. He plows his little bit of desert. He exchanges some of his oxen for cows. He strives with all his power—as does a transplanted flower —to take root. “He looks forlorn. You look at his poor estate and say: ‘lt is a popr experiment. The sun is too strong for him, he will just wither off, and the desert will be as before.’ “But you come another day and you see a change, and exclaim: ‘He has taken root after all; there is a shoot of young life there, tender and green.’ ” All Russian Central Asia, says Mr. Graham, has been won almost without fighting. Military processions were generally all that was necessary. Bokhara and Khiva came under Russian protection, the railway was built, and Russia became the most important Moslem power in Central Asia. But had it not been for the patient colonists who put together their wattlfe and mud houses in the wake of the army, # the settlement could never have been a reality.

Why the Cord of Wood Shrinks.

Ralph Faulkner and Henry Sternberg, students in the College of Forestry at the University of Washington, have proved by experiment cord of full-length wood w r hen sawed and repiled in the ordinary stack shrinks on an average 24.76 per cent. As dealers buy-wood in full lengths and usually measure it for delivery before sawing it, they are often accused of giving short measure. A “cord” is the standard measurement of wood, and it Is defined as 128 cubic feet of wood, measured by a pile four feet high and eight feet wide of logs four feet long. The discrepancy betweep, the cord as bought by the dealer anjd as delivered to the customer, according to Prof. Hugo Winkenwerder, dean of the college, Is not entirely explained by the sawdust. When wood is piled up In four-foot lengths sphere are many spaces between sticks, caused by knots and curvatures. These spaces are eliminated when the wood Is cut up small.

Improvement on X-Ray.

The X-ray has become indispensable to the modern surgeon and improvements are being made upon It. A reeent one Is a device which, after revealing the location of an injury or disease spot, enables the surgeon to keep it in sight as he operates. A framework going around the surgeon’s head is fitted with a fldoroscope—an instrument by means of which objects revealed by the X-rays are made visible to the human eye. The patient is placed on a special operating table with the X-ray turned on, and the surgeon can work easily, since he sees what is before him continually instead of having to work gropingly from the remembrance of what wa* revealed in the X-ray photograph.