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THE FAHMER: FEBRUARY 20, 1917
INDIANS LIKELY
TO BE GIVEN MORE
CIVIL POSITIONS
f i i i -i i,
, New Step Toward Self -Government
Promised' for .
- Eastern Country.
i i.
. liondon, Feb. 20 Another step to
ward seir-government In India is
promised by the British government
in the report, Just issued," of the Roy
al Indian. Commission, appointed
ppme time before the war to consider
gleans "to widen, -the avenues of In
3Kan participation in the adminietra-
'tlon of the country." The report, a
voluminous document, has been ready
for more than a year, but has been
"purposely delayed With a view , to
.avoidance of controversial . discussion
during1 the war." It Is expected that
the main recommendations will be
put. Into effect without delay.
The most Important change in In
dian 'administration, will be an In
creased recruiting of men direct from
India for posts In .the higher Civil
service. At present these posts are
filled In England, although Indians
k who, have resided,, certain time In
England may compete on an egnal
basis with Englishmen In the ex
amination here. In the future, how
ever, there will, be a bifurcated ' en
rollment with definite proportions of
the higher poets , reserved for -;. In
dians educated in their 'own coun
try- ' , " , ..
In the police department the pre-'
v ponderance of ' the appointees will
still come from England, "having re
gard to the nature of British repaon
sibility for the good governance of
India." In certain other services,
such as agriculture and forestry, half,
the appointees will come from India,
, Moreover, the English; door, to :'. ad
mission to the various services la to
remain open as ' before ; to , !. Indian
candidates, and those successful
are not to be included. In" the propoiv
rtion set at art for recruitment In 'In
dia.; In the case , of . .the. police, in
deed, ther English door 4a opened : for
the first tfme, as hitherto ; only purer,
born Europeans 'have been' eligible.
Now Indians will be entitled com
pete, provided they have Vbeen edu
cated in' England Ave years prior to
the examination. Much Is done also
to modify the old srrievanea of 'nraf.
erentlal pay between the London and
.the Indian recruit , ,? v
Fifth Conscription
In Prance Declared
. ( ;4 -Equal to all Others
Paris, Feb. 20. The fifth contin-
since August 1914 is now passing be
fore ,the medical' examining boards;
physically, the "class of 1918" is de
clared to be the best of the five and
Its morale equal,' if not superior, to
that of afty of Its predecessors. : They
have .witnessed" a two , and , a half
years constant procession of bereave
ments, none of the hardships of trench
life In this war 'have been concealed
from them,yet their4 ardor is no less
than that of the recruits of 1915 mo
bilized at the height of the enthusiasm
over the victory of the Marne.
. Ninety-five per cent, of the class of
1918, which numbers about 340,000
including something ." like . 30,000 re
cruits of 1917 whose Incorporation1 was
adjourned; are either declared good
' lor armda service or adjourned for
lack of physical development too
per cent, are placed , in the ' category
j of the hopelessly unfit to bear arms
ana aBsignea to - auxiliary services.
! This Is only half the. average percent
' age of exemptions before the. war. .
- The nhvslmia of thn vAun mn mn
billed sihce. August 21914,. has been
attributed to. the growing practice of
"n'DOrtR ifi FWne diirfwtsr tha nam .
years, ?it , Is inot that,?' ; says a man
who has attended the , examinations of
five classes since war began. ,"It may
be that sports have' greatly develop
ed young? mett in the r cities, but it
should not be forgotten that the
French army ; is t largely an army of
farmers' hoys, of boys who practice
no other sport than that of handling
the plow. the. axe and the pitchfork.
It is the farmer boys that show up the
best In the young, recruits; they gen
erally ask: to be incorporated in the
Zouaves the terrors of the army and
the heroes of Verdun. Thecity boys
-students particularly prefer avia
""" a" uiai tLyvvixiB iu bkiii more
than to muscle.
AN INCIDENT OF BAYONETS.'
(Montreal Express.)
The first Montreal soldier to return
wounded in. a hand-to-hand combat
with the Germans, was Stretcher
Bearer Nap; Bylvain, one of the origin.
til Twenty-second French-Canadians
of 60S St. Catherine street east. He
had on his arm two gold stripes. In
dicating two wounds. '
i left ... as a corporal with the
Twenty-second Battalion, under Lieut
Col ' Gaudet,'T' said Bylvain, "and put
in seven months in the trenches, later
transferred as stretcher-bearer wih
2. got my nrst wound during , a
. chareo" at YiireH fifltlAnt Tt
. .fjayoiiet affair, and we , had; a pretty
.hot time of; it, l ran into a big Ger
man,1 and he got me first, sticking
tne through -the abdomen and thigh
cut, oerore .1 had much chancer to
."drop ho. got his. ; Five "of our fellows
tackled him and filled him full of
. bayonets and J " guess there was not
much left of him."
Sytvain" spent several months In a
hospital as a result of this encounter,
after which he. went -back to the
.front, only to receive & second wound
which incapacitated . him and sent
him . home; on convalescent leave. He
was pretty lame, but his comrades
spoke of him as one of the most
competent and ; fearless streteher-
k bearers in the Twenty-second - Bat
" tallon; : - .
Jiiet before; leaving for the front
Sylvaln was married, at ' St., Johns
Que., and when, he came back there
was ar Wife and. 14-months-old ' babv.
. he had never seen, ' waiting to meet
him. He was met by several other
relatives,'- but 'owing' to the severity
of the weathsr, the wife and baby
. stayed at home, and Sylvaln was in a
fever1 of impatience to get away to
see nut little one.
It is not felt necessary to hasten
military preparations, as the country
has the Boy Scouts, the Kings Daugh
.ters, vn "the Colonial Dames ta de
pend on in ease of Invasion,
TAKE WAR CENSUS
IN CONNECTICUT
Preparedness Move Closely Fol
lows Break With Germany.
TO CANVASS EVERY TOWN
Enrollment of Man Power and Military
Resources Suggested by Governor
Holcomb Plan Cordially Received.
Voluhteers Doing the Work.
The state of Connecticut has begun
making a complete census of the men
and resources within its borders so as
to be ready to respond promptly in
time of war.
This Is (he greatest practical pre- J
paredness measure yet adopted by any
state in the Union. The decision to
take this census was madevby the Leg
islature immediately after the break
with Germany, when Governor Mar
cus H. Holcomb, .appearing before a
joint session, pointed out the need of
such an enumeration After Governor
Holcomb had read his special message;
both- Houses unanimously passed 'an
act vhlch calls upon the governor to
obtain complete information as td the
men and resources of the state.
rf A complete organization for handling
the .details of the census was perfect
ed within a few hours, and headquar
ters opened lii Hartford. Every one of
the" 168 towns of the state will take
its own census. In the cities the may
ors will be appointed to handle the
details, and census-takers, , who are
volunteers, doing the work because of
their willingness to, help in a great
measuret of this kind, will assist in the
canvass. ;
It is Confidently expected by those ,Jn
charge of the-census that, within four
weeks the complete Information will
be, filed and tabulated in the State
Headquarters" In Hartford., ' ' ,
" Questions to Be Asked..
' burlfig the canvass census-makers
will approach every man in the state
and ask him a; series of questions
which has been carefully prepared by
the state headquarters' after consulta
tion 'with the Uhited States war de
partment The questions to be asked
will Include the following: s
1. What Is your present trade, occupa
tion or profession?
2. Have you v experience In any other
trade, occupation or profession?
8. What ia your age? Height? Weight?
, 4. Are you married? i Single? or Wid
ower? v ' . ' ' ;
5. How many persons are dependent on
you forupport? ' ' , --
6. Are you a citizen of tho United States?
7. If not a citizen of the United States,
have you aken out your first papers?
8. If not a citizen of theiUnlted States,
what is your nationality?,
8. Have you ever done any military ) or
naval service in this or any other coun
try? ' Where? How long? What branch?
Rank?.
10. Have you any serious physical disa
bility? If so, name it.-
11. Can you do any of the following:
Hide a horse? Handle a team? Drive an
automobile? Bide a motorcycle? Under
stand telegraphy? Operate a wireless?
Any experience with a steam engine? Any
experience with electrical machinery?
Handle a boat, power or sail? Any expe
rience in simple coastwise navigation?
Any experience with high speed marine
gasoline engines? Are you a good swim
mer? Enrollment Not an Enlistment.
Men in all walks of life have entered
enthusiastically into this preparedness
proposition. - The clergymen in the
churches have urged their congrega
tion to answer the questions asked
promptly and freely. ' Heads of large
manufacturing concerns have co-operat-'
ed with the local committees. In many
cases - the ' census has been taken on
the unit system, by which the workers
in large plants and offices will first be
questioned before the house-to-house
canvass has been undertaken, and only
those omitted, in taking the census in
large units will be canvassed person
ally at their homes '
It has bjfen pointed out in many
cases and, by many persons' that it is
a patriotic duty to answer, promptly
the questions which are being asked
in this census, Answering all of the
questions on the blank in no way con
stitutes an enlistment or promise to
enlist. It. merely puts at the disposal
of the state complete information as
to every individual living' within its
borders so that, in time of need, those
best fitted for certain tasks may be
given an opportunity to perform the
work which they can do r beat. The
census waa instituted because modern
warfare demands the mobilization not
only of the relatively small number of
men required for arms, but of the
whoie nation for munitions, for the
medical services, for the food supplies,
for the transport and other activities;
and the first step for such mobilization
is to find out exactly what there is to
be mobilized.
The feature or tne .work first at
tempted Is that of finding out Just
what the man power of "the state is
The census of the material resources
will come later. . .
Ne Politics In Census.
There is absolutely ho polities in the
military- census. Concerning this f ea
ture. Governor Holomb has said: "I
am glad that there is this one thing
which we can unite upon, rising above
the question of whether, we are demo
crats, republicans or socialists, or to
what church we belong, meeting on a
common plane of patriotism so that
whether we have war or not, and 1
pray, God war may not come, Con
necticut may be found ready, as al
ways, to do her part Chairman Da
vld B." Fitzgerald of the democratic
feats central comMittee and Chairman
S. Henry Itorabaclc of the republican
state central committee both have en
dorsed the work and put at the dis
posal of the committees in charge the
entire democratic and republican state
organisations.
Governor's Hefners In Work.
, The committee of special assistants
to the governor, in charge of the state
headquarters and its work, consists of:
Charles A. Goodwin, Hugh M. Alcorn,
Joseph VW. Alsop, William A. Arnold,
Frank. P, Cheney George B. Chandler,
waiter ju. iiara, Samuel Ferguson,
Dwight D. Holbroofc, Norman It.' Mo
ray and Bishop White.
All the information obtained by the
census will be forwarded by the towns
to the state headquarters in Hartford.
There the Information will be taken
rom the census blanks - and put on
special cards. The whole thing will
bo in code. Instead of writing on tho
cards the information obtained, this
will be told by holes punched In the
cawjs under a certain system. Special
machines, such as ara used in large in
surance offices can handle theso cards
at the rate of , 250 a minute.- When all
a completed there will be but one key
to the code uader which the holes have
been punched, and that key will go to
the governor's office and remain there. -
Connecticut will then have available
for instant use in time of need com
plete information concerning the
State's great resources. . . . 1
CONNECTICUT GOVERNOR
WHO DIRECTS STATE'S
PREPAREDNESS CENSUS
Connecticut is taking a military cen
sus, the greatest preparedness move
yet made by any state in the Union.
The Legislature passed an act calling
for the census after Governor Hoi-
GOVERNOR MARCUS H. HOLCOMB,
Connecticut's Chief Exeeutlve. '
comb, following the break with Ger
many, had appeared before a Joint ses
sion. Returns from every town in the
state ;will be forwarded to the head
quarters in Hartford, where Governor
Holeomb's assistants are working, and
there will be tabulated, coded and
made available for instant use. ' i
NO
MAN IS ASKED ,
IF HE WILL ENLIST
Connecticut Military Census Blanks
Omit Thai Question. ,
Many men who have seen the blanks
being used by those who are taking the
Connecticut military census throughout
Connecticut have appeared surprised
that there is no question on the census
blank which asks the individual if he
would enlist in case the United States
should ever call for troops. An in
spection of the blank shows that there
1 absolutely nothing asked In refer
ence ,to possible enlistment. Informa
tion is required concerning a man's
name, "address, weight, height, age,
trade, citizenship, special abilities and
similar details, together with whether
he has ever had military or naval ex
perience. No. question concerning will
ingness to enlist appears on the blank.;
" It is explained that if war comes
there will be a call for volunteers and
enlistments will be made. The census
is not an enlistment. '
ACT AUTHORIZING MILITARY
- CENSUS IN CONNECTICUT
The Connecticut military census,
now in progress throughout the state,
was authorized by. the Connecticut leg-
islature, now in session" at Hartford,
after Governor Marcus H. Holcoirib
had laid before the members in joint
session the need for immediate action
The act passed unanimously wag as
follows: v : ; ; '
Be it enacted, etc., .
Section 1 That the governor is hereby
to cause to be taken forthwith a census
and inventory of resource of the state In
men and materials, available for' Use in
the event of war, and the information
thereby secured shall be placed at the
service of both the state ana the federal
government. , .
Section S In the preparation of said can
sua and inventory it, shall be the duty of
every public onici&i m tne state to rur
nifth to the governor whatever Information
and assistance he. may require. . ;
Section ,3 Th comptroller Ib hereby di
rected, upon. request of the governor, to
draw hir orders n the treasurer for ail
tecessary expenses incurred in carrying
.vto effect the provisions of this act. .
. Section 4 This act shall take effect from
is passage. 1 ;
Too Much Music.
: Street singing is an especially Nea
oolitan institution, and when for. the
first time one hears beneath his win
dows the more often than notVff key
versions of the snappy, lilting, inex.
pressibly Infectious Neapolitan songa
he is enchanfed i'. and throws pennies
freely. After a week or so of it as a
steady diet, day and night, he inclines
much more toward heavy crockery.
National Geographic Magasine. :
. ;. ' i ,!...- - i
r His Idea. i
"Would you say that marriage is a
failure?" - -.
"Not exactlyt if s more-like a busi
ness venture." V, : '
In what way f' .
"Well, you can't blame th business
for the failures that get into it." De
troit Free' Press.
Saving Money. ,
Mrs. Muggins Don't you ever try to
save any money 1 Mr. Muggins Sure.
I save $4 today, Bftrrowell struck me
for $3, and I only let Win have $1.
Philadelphia Record.
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GRIDIRON GL
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GUESTS SI
BY PATRIOT
Songs Replete with Nation
al Fervor Humor Not
Lacking at Banquet.
Washington, Feb. 20 Patriotic
fervor stirred participants at the clos
ing dinner of the season given by the
Gridiron Club of Washington Satur
day night with President Wilson)
members of the cabinet, and others
prominent in government and busi
ness life of the nation as guests.
Songs that rang with, the spirit of
Americanism and demonstrations df
loyalty to the President were inter
spersed with travesties on the peace
note leak investigation, woman suf
frage pickets at the White House
gates, prohibition for the District of
Columbia, California's part in the na
tional election with Senator-elect
Hiram Johnson impersonating him
self an with other satirical allusions
to various phases of national life.
The leak inquiry was caricatured in
in several sketches, one of them a
musical melange and another 'a melo
dramatic effusion entitled "The Waif,"
in which "Administration Leak" ap
peared as the heroine and "Barney
(T. W.) Lawson" as. the Irrepressible
villain. Introducing the k musical
sketch, one of the co-respondents
with a tremulo tenor sang "Down the
Leaky Way", which was followed by
another sung by a club .member in the
character of Representative Wood of
Indiana, whose resolution led to the
a Las a -
congressional investigation mtu
charges of a leak on the peace notd
message.
1
The "Leaky" Way" chorus ran thus:
Come where the information oozes .!
Down on the Leaky Way.
Come see the Lambs at play,
Bears eager "for the fray ;
Come hear the ticker gently ticking,
Giving the leaks away.
See the brokers gay,
They are making hay,
. - Down on the Leaky Way.
The impersonator of Representative
Wood was presented 1 as "William
Wood, the Plumber, the Man Who
Stops the Leaks, who sang: .
I come from Indlanny; i ,
A statesman, great and true, ,Y
And when I smell a scandal
I don't care what I do; . ,
Oh, if I hear a rumor
I follow it for weeks,
For I'm William Wood,, the Plumber,
I'm the guy who stops the leaks.
."Hazel Jones" as oae of the silent
suffrage sentinels at the White House'
was Introduced and made the target
of several Jibes In a minstrel skit.'
"Do you know- Hazel Jones?"
queried one of the wandering minstrel-correspondents.
"Why, yes," was the response. "She
is one of the silent sentinels at the
"White House gates." ,
i "Do you know Hazel had an awful
accident?",
'.'Is that so? What happened to
Hazel?" Y y
"Why, one of those big fat squirrels
in the White House grounds bit off
her ear." ! ;;i
That's horrible. Did . they kill the
squirrel?"
"No indeed. The President, said It
wasn't the saulrrel's fault, and the
President was right."'
"I must disagree with you. The
President was wrong."
; "Well, suppose you were a squir
rel and you were hungry- and yon
couldn't get any pork-chops, or lamb
chops, beef steak, or. fried onions, or
anything like that, and you were just
a plain, old-fashioned squirrel with
an appetite for nuts, and for eight
hours in the rain and the show and
the sleet somebody stood in front of
your house that they called Hazel
-. I leave it to you. The Presi
dent was right, he sure was right."
"Camping To-night" , was a song to
the Suffrage Sentinels, running thus:
t
Wee camping to-night on the White
House grounds,"
Give us arouslng cheer: '
Our goiden flag we hold aloft, v '
1 Of cops we have no fear.
Many of the pickets are weary to
night, .
x Wishing for, the war to cease
Many are the chilblains and . frost
vbites, too, - - .
.: It is no life of ease. i
fTom ibawson, Bamfey Baruch,
Charley Sabin and Otto Kahn" ap
peared .asa quartet, 'singing: y .
"They met Tom Lawson in the Street,
Barney and Charles and Ot. .
He said: -'You boys appeared to know
More than the public ought;
Now won't you come to Washington
And tell about the leak?'
They whispered: 'No, no, thank you,
. Tom.'
And didn't give a squeak.
"But Tom came, willing, eager, too,
And said they should be brought
So Henry sent a Sergeant-at-arms
for , .
Barney and Charles and Ot. V
'Now boys,' said Bob, iome tell us all
About ' this inside ring.
They .whispered: 'No, no thank you,
Bob ; N ... .
Ahd didn't tell a hlng."
Dr. Grayson, whose .nomination as
medical director of the Navy with
rank of Rar Admiral, was another
target for musical shafts to the tuho
of "Captain Jinks."
"He's an Admiral great, in the new
His name is Dr. Gary 0
And though he'll seldom go to sea,. .
He's an Admiral in the Navy;.
And if the Navy has a chill
Take a pill, take a pill, '
No battleship will have the grip
. While he's Admiral in the Navy.
In Initiating a new member of the
club, John Snure; . correspondent of
the Des Moines Register-Leader,
psuedo Ellis Island Tofflcials conduct
ed an immigration- examination for
admission. j
.
. Inspector to applicant sharply:
"Born ?" v
Applicant: "Yes."
"Business?" '
, "Rotten." - ;
."Foreign country?" .
"Ioway."
"Who is ; President of the , United
States?" , ! . -
"Woodrow Wilson."
"What does he do?"
"Spends most of his time do-lglng
women with yellow flags."
"Who is the Vice-President?"
"I don't know." ,
k "Never mind, neither do
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3-passcnger Roadster -.
: 5 " TourinCar
S I broad at John st.
'Vilnius, F' --"-"" -
"Who makes the laws?"
"Woodrow Wilson."
' "If Wilson ma-kes the laws what
does Congress do?"
: "Squanders money- on "creeks,
lifets and bluffs, mostly bluffs."
"What Ns the buildin called
riv
in which Congress meets?"
"A school for scamlal." ' ,
"What are the ciualificatton for. a
Rear-Admiril of the. Navy?" : ,
. "To cure a cold and play a good
game of golf. ?
9 "Are yo-n anarchist?" N
"No, I'm a member of the Press
Gallery." (
Thereupon the applicant qualified
for admission. . f .
In the inauguration of Ira E. Ben
nett, originally from California, as
President of the Club, a groUp; of
California "bad men" and Senator
elect Hiram J. Johnson, appeared.
"Ah Sin" described the recent elec
tion, concluding thus: : - .
"The voting wept on a way that I
grieve,'
And my feelings were shocked at
the state of Hy's sleeve .
Chuck full of double-cross ballots,
the same with intent to deceive.
The result, as we know, convulsed
the whole land,
And . here's" Hiram J who am no
understand, -
And hia-smlle it is child-like and
bland."
Johnson! See here you -Hongkong
hatchetman, do you mean anything
personal ? '
Ah Sin: Whassa mattah you no
likee ? , .
Johnson (in despair): You gee,
gents, the reward we reformers' re
ceive to be the chop suey of the.
heathen. And yet the last hope of
the nation comes , from California
yes, from galorlous Calif orpia, the
shining shorewhere o'er ad o'er
and more and more- oh, sunset land,
of poet's strand- where the Pacific
rolls and rolls Ah, gents, I could go
On -forever, ringing the glories of that
golden land of flowers and Wonderful
majorities . ' ,
Ah Sin You singee inSenate, exe
cutive session, sabe? '
. The evening closed . with the club
singing "Hello Gridiron, hello
'Frisco.' "
Frank L. Joamimi, private secretary
to Ambassador Naon of Argentina, is
Still $1090. But the 5-passenger
6-30 Chalmers will be $1250 on
March 1st. Why not save $160
by buying now? See it at the
Automobile Show.'
One visit to the Chalmers exhibit may
save you $160, and provide you with' the
most sensible car you ever owned. Neither
over-heavy. Nor underweight Neither
bulky. Nor small. It is built for sensible
; driving. Quick in acceleration. Nimble.
Easy to swing around a corner. A "close
upw view will surprise you with its luring
lines, sound construction.
And the 3-passenger roadster at $1070
now, for delivery latdr, will also be $1250
on March 1st. A saving of $180.
Present Prices
$1070 - T-poscsnjer Tourbj
1090 - 7
(All Lo.b. Detroit)
tD AUTO
PHONE
Prohibitionists
r
Will Attempt to
. Shut up Theatres
- ' "
The Prohibitionists' war; on indi
vidual liberty began with a crusade
against liquor; thenythey fought to
bacco; next Sunday baseball and mov
ing pictures; and now they intend-to
try to close all -theaters. United States
Senator Porter McCumber, of "dry"
North Dakota, recenV said, iri Con
gress: . ;
"The best thing- that could ever hap
pen, the American people would be the
closing of every theater and place of
amusement in the United States for
ten years. , There should be a closed
Beason that would allow the people to
regain some of their ! old stability,
some of their old. composure, trat
would allow them time to. accustom
their minds to the consideration of the
real things in life rather, than the ar
tificial things." , -
It's Easy Money.
Tho present mood Congress- la
propitious, Senator. Wliy not put
through a bill making it a felony to
write, or present, or read a play?
Congress is engaged in an effort.to
regulate personal conduct by destroy
ing personal liberty. If . there are
Americans, co un regenerate, . to
thoughtless, that they would rather
see a play discussing some . general
and immutable truth than to hear a
McCumber in full cry, should not the
law take them in charge?
; There are persons, ' not a few, who
are shamelessly familiar with numer
ous dramatists and who could not,
right off the . bat as.it were, tell you
who Porter McCumber la, and where
he hails from, and what he does to
get a living in these days of high ccst
when potatoes retail at the price of
big red apples and half pf the popula
tion is buying shoes without leather
soles because they can be had for
$3.50. j ; .
If Congress, moved to action by the
not quite justly, celebrated eloquence
or, Mr. McCumber, should shut up the
theaters everyone would know who
Mctumber is, at least, and as he is
the real thing in the way of a .Woolly
West United Statesman, everyone
would be thinking of at least one real
thing when dwelling upon the reform
and the reformer.
"Hamlet." you undertsand. la an ar
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Car $1350
CO
BAR. 3614
tificial thing. .Sixteen columns of flap-
doodle "extended to the record"; by a
United States senator rising to a POtt
of. personal privilege, or rising to a,
fly, is among the great and vital ac
tualities of our day. As it is, obvi
ously, only when there Is no possibility
of amusement that the " masses will
concern themselves as they should
with meaty discourse, $uch as the sen- '
ator from North Dakota, Isn't. it? is
prepared tp provide.'it Is high time to
shut up every show shop in" . the land.'
Such action would fit . with the , gsn
eral ' program of Interference with the
individual In which Congress has been
intereste"d.--Louisville Courier-Journal.
Trumbull Selectman
Appoints Assistants
For Canvassing Town
The town of Trum'jull has begun
taking the military census. .First Se
lectman Howard Randall has ap
pointed a number of aids to assist
him. They are: Samuel Seeley, Ed
ward 'Downs, v Clifford Cole, Stephen
Burroughs, Jr., Joseph Williams, Burr
S. Bach, Leroy Thornton, Horace
Wellington, Edward Nothnagle; ID. S.
Falrchild, David Hickey.
TAX ON CATS FAILS.
. Amsterdam, Feb. 20. The tax' on
cats in certain, eectlnoa of Germany
has proved a disappointment. In
Striegftn, Silesia, according to the Hrr
lin papers,'- the cat population dimin
ished to severity-seven when the tax"
gatherer made, his rounds. On' the
other hand, there ha been an alarm
ing increase in rats and mice, so
alarming that several towns have de?
elded to abolish the cat tax.'
PIONEER DAYS.
"Tell me of your early educational
hardships." " ' i : f .
"Well, I lived seven blocks from a
Carnegie Library and we had no au
tomobile." LouisvIJlo Cpuriei jour
nal. ' :, " ' .' ' . ' . .
Gov. E.
Is dead.
De Baca of New Mexico
FUNERAL DESIGNS r A1TO
BPX7QtTETS. ' ,
JOHN REdt A son.