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FORESAW VALUE OF SUBMARINE
"The facts recorded In thU report
prove, beyond shadow of doubt, that
submarine vessels are a distinct prac-
ticability and that, therefore, subma-
rine warfare Is capable and worthy of
development."
This sentence Is from a report to
the navy department written In 18PS by
Captain and Chief Engineer John Lowe,
U. S. N., on the submarine Holland.
It was the deliberate judgment of
an experienced veteran of three iihvuI
wars, then sixty years old, who, when
he wrote the report knew well that he
was calling down upon his head the
contemptuous assertion of many so-
called authorities that "Lowe Is a
senile old fool who bas been carried
away by this toy."
And now the writer of the report,
Rear Admiral John Lowe, U. S. N. (re-
tired), vigorous, good natured, keen
and active, from his summer home ut
Fortunes Rock, Biddeford, Me., looks
out upon a nation and a world that holds the submarlue in the highest respect
and refrains from saying, "I told you so."
He was the first officer of the navy to make a report on the submarine as
a warcrnft following actual service In one beneath the surface. In many
respects he may be terjned the father of the submarine. And yet he declines
to boast.
Rear Admiral Lowe was born In Liverpool, England, and migrated with
his family to Columbus, 4). He enlisted In the Union army, was wounded at
Bull Run and on recovery entered the naval service as an engineer officer.
He was a member of the Oreeley relief expedition, and did valiant service In
the Spanish-American war.
THEIR RECORDS AS
LEHDERSOF PARTY
President Wilson Has Done What
Hughes Failed to Do.
THEIR CAREEf.S CONTRASTED
WHEN PERSHING WAS A BOY
In Linn county, Missouri, where he
■was born, John Joseph Pershing is re-
vered clear up to the limit. He is the
apple of the eye of the countryside.
Resident of Laclede, Pershing's
home town, tingle and glow at the men-
tion of his name. Those who knew hlro
as a boy bask in the reflection of his
distinction. To have known Pershing
—to have gone to school with him—is .
enough.
Pershing's seatmate in school, C. C.
Bigger, a lawyer, says John—they all
call him John—had almost white hair
until lie was nearly grown, and that be
was nicknamed "tow head."
"His complexion was almost as fair
as a girl's," Mr. Bigger contributes.
♦'I've had many a fight with him and I
always could whip him because I was
bigger, but he was always ready to
keep right on fighting. Whip him one
day and he would be right back to
tackle you the next. When he took his
examination for West Point with others who were trying for the appointment
to be given by Congressman Burrough my brother was on the examining board.
The United Stntes came near losing a great soldier right there because John
was only one point ahead of the next man, a fellow named Hlgglnbotham. The
wrong answer to one question would have sent the other man to West Point,
and Pershing would have been a lawyer, because he always Inclined that way."
DUVAL WEST
President Wilson's later policy in
dealing with Mexico Is attributed, by
those who know, to the Information
supplied to him by Duval West of San
Antonio, Tex. Mr. West Is one of the
leading lawyers of Texas. He knows
Mexico and the Mexicans Intimately,
closely. He Is learned in International
law. He has no axes to grind. He is
not a politician. But he is an Intense-
ly practical, hard-headed lawyer who
knows how to get at the root of any-
thing he undertakes to Investigate.
He Investigated Mexico and Its
factional leaders and he reported to the
president his findings, his estimates of
the men who are to the front there, and
his conclusions. His report Is a con-
fidential document in the hnnds of the
president. But that It is to, have a
tremendous bearing on the future of
Mexico is admitted by all who have
knowledge of the facts.
A slender, erect, small-boned figure
he has; not tull, neither short, but th3
figure of the cavalryman. A fearless erectness of the head, a cool, steady
glance out of clean, clear blue eyes tliet are set In u maze of tiny wrinkles; a
square, stern Jaw, a close-clipped light brown milstache over an Irish mouth—
these are things that Impress the-observer.
There is a dellberateness of manner and speech about him that betoken
the man of poise, strength, determination and bravery. He looks like one who
la afraid of nothing on earth.
! Does Country Want Four Years Mors
•f Constructive Government, or
Four Years of Republican Fac-
tional Fighting.
Mr. Hughes wns governor of N*w
York from January I. HK»7, until Oc-
1 toiler 6. 1010. u period of three years
nine months nnd six diiya.
Mr. Wilson has been president of
, the I*nlted Suites since March 4. 1913.
Th< re are few more striking con-
trasts In politics than the record of
accomplishment made by Mr. Wilson
ns president and by Mr. Hughes as
governor.
When Mr. Hughes abandoned the
fight for popular government in thla
atate. resigned his office nnd accepted
an ap|M>lntment to the bench of the
United States Supreme court, he had
brought about the enactment of only
one Important measure—the publlc-
servlce-comnilsslon act. Aside from
the racetrack law, that was his one
achievement, and this was largely off-
set by a complete demoralisation of
state finances which still continues.
Most of Mr. Hughes' energies as
governor were expended In factional
warfare with the Republican leaders
who hitd nominated him for their own
purposes, but who had no intention of
allowing him to dictate the policies of
the party. In spite of his excellent
motives and splendid efforts, Mr.
Hughes could not control the Repub-
lican organisation; he could not Influ-
ence the legislature, and he was com-
pelled in the end to let other men win
the battle that he had so resolutely
begun.
The Republican party In the nation
Is controlled today by the Identical In-
terests that controlled it when Mr.
Hughes was governor. Many of the
bosses are the same bosses. The Wall
street partnership, the trust partner-
ship, the special-privilege partnership,
are all In full force now as they were
then. The national Republican organ-
isation Is Just as progressive as Wil-
liam Barnes and his New York cohorts
were during the Hughes administra-
tion and Just as eager for reform. - Mr.
Hughes as president would have to
deal with the same kind of political
and corporation Influences that he had
to deal with as governor. He failed
to subdue them when he was governor.
What reason Is there for believing that
he could subdue them as president?
Mr. Wilson has proved that he can
lead his party, and he has obtained
from It the most extraordinary meas-
ure of progressive legislation that any
administration has ever won. Day by
day he Is making the record mors re-
markable and more brilliant Does
anybody believe that Mr. Hughes could
wring from c Republican congress
what Mr. Wilson has wrung from a
Democratic congress?
Whatever program of advanced leg-
islation Mr. Hughes may put forth, the
vital fact remains that Mr. Wilson hns
demonstrated that lie can lend his
party nnd Mr. Hughes hns demonstrat-
ed that he cannot lead his party.
Does the country want four years more
of constructive government, or four
years of actual fighting between Re-
publican president and the Republican
bosses?—New York World.
QUEEN OF PITCAIRN ISLAND
Queen Emily McCoy of Pltcalra
Island recently started back from the
United States to her tropical kingdom
of the South Pacific, wflere sin Is un-
known and the simple life Is led. She
la the daughter of John R. McCoy, the
present ruler of the Island.
Queen Emily, who has been In this
country for the last eight years
studying economics, nursing, medicine,
dentistry, music nnd the other ni-ts of
modern civilization In order to perfect
herself as ruler of her 175 subjects,
returns to her home unmarried. She
Says that everything Is "up to" the
ruler. In view of this statement Queen
Emily was asked if she didn't need a
strong man to share her royal burdens.
"Aren't you looking for a prlnco con-
sort?" was the question put directly to
her.
"Well, I haven't made such an an-
nouncement yet," ahe replied, "for that
la to be." Then as an arch a tulle
lighted up her features, which give a hint of her Polynesian ancestry, Qseen
Emily continued; "If the right prior* consort should come along I might b«
very glad to have ma advice. He most be a teetotaller, however, ns alcohol la
•nknown among mf people and I am ant going to tolerate Its Introduction."
This One Thing Enough.
For many years congress hnd been
urged to pnss a bill which would en-
able the fanners to borrow money on
land mortgaged nt low Interest rates.
Republicans nnd Democrats were allk->
committed to a rural credits measure,
but it remained for , the Democrats
to slinpe a workable bill nnd pass It.
If nothing more In the way of con-
structive legislation had been accomp-
lished during Wilson's administration
thnn the passage of the bnnklng nnd
currency bill and the rural credits
bill the Democrats would be entitled
to retention In power. But much
more is to the credit of the Demo-
crats.
All Interests Have Benefited.
The Republican party used to pride
Itself on being the business men's
pnrty; on being the party whose legis-
lation promoted prosperity nnd kept
the wage worker's dinner pall full.
But no Republican administration ever
made a record of far-reaching benefit
to the many—business Interests, In-
dustrial Interests nnd agricultural In-
terests—such as the Democrats have
done. Certnln It Is that If Mr. Hughe*
were In President Wilson's place he
could propose nothing by wny of re-
peal or amendment that would Im-
prove on the Wilson legislative
policies.
Hla Two Exclusive Ideals.
There Is left nothing much In the
wny of Idenls as the exclusive property
of Mr. Hughes except the two little
ones which be hns announced since nls
nominal Ion. One of these Is the propo-
sition that the Indecent prosperity In-
flicted upon the country by a Demo-
cratic administration is to be Ignored
because It is only temporary, i'he
other*Is thnt the efficient and hard-
working American ambassadors nn<1
ministers In Europe, being nothing but
honest Democrats, ought to be dis-
placed by superior Republicans.
ONE BIG 6. 0. P. HANDICAP
Republicans Muat Accept and Approve
or Keep Silent About Federal
Reserve Act.
The Republican party enters the
campaign this year under one great
handicap which bus nothing to do with
the lack of harmony In Its ranks. It
must accept nnd approve or else main-
tain a telltale silence about one of the
chief works of the Democratic admin-
istration—the federal reserve act.
That act has had a chance to show
Its worth, and that worth proved to
be nil but priceless. Uuder the old
Republican currency system the
Roosevelt panic broke u|»on the coun-
try In a time of profound peace In
ll>»>7 and forced every bank in the
United States to suspend specie pay-
ment Under the new Democratic
currency system the world war. be-
ginning in litl-l, did not even s'ugger
our Nuances. did not break a single
bnnk, did not stop gold payments for
an hour; and today, after two yeara
of that war. thla nation's flnuncial
standing Is higher thnn ever before.
You ennnot argue with the people
on this point. They know. They un-
derstand perfectly that this Inw
pnssed by a Democratic congress un-
der the urging of President Wilson is
all that saved the country from the
most terrific financial crash In Its his-
tory. The purty which proposed to
abolish thla Democratic legislation and
return to the Republican banking re-
gime would be snowed under in every
county In the United States. Where-
fore. the Republlcnn leaders take
refuge In silence—which doesn't de-
ceive anybody.
It la pretty tough business looking
for a Job when you hnve to admit that
the present holder thereof hns done
better work than you ever did. Yet
that la exactly the position In which
the Republican party finds Itself. No
wonder it gets a bit flustered.—Chi-
cago Journal.
Wall 8treet Critics Expoaed.
We are now In position to see these
Wall street critics of the administra-
tion's policy In their true light Wo
do not envy their position. They are
agitating for a larger navy and against
ship purchase. The first would be use-
less without a greatly Increased mer-
cantile marine—yet they are opposing
the administration plna, which would
give us more ships, and favoring tho
policy that diminished France's mer-
chant fleet In the very years when
England's and Germany's so rapidly
Increased.
What shall we say of the patriotism
of the man who wants millions thrown
away on warships that we cannot nse
effectively for lack of a merchant fleet?
What shall we say of the common
sense of a man who stands against a
plnn which would give ua ships and
for one that has worked exactly to the
contrary?
And what shall we say of the Intel-
lectual honesty of a man who believes
It "subversive of all sound principles"
for the government—that Is, the Amer-
ican people—to own merchant veasels
for the common good, but highly to be
desired that the government should
pay money Into the pocketa of a few
specially favored ship owners?
Ohio Democrats United.
Ohio Democrats are gaining confi-
dence that they will enrry the state in
the coming election, according to
Adam Shaffer, n prominent Democrat
of Wapakoneta.
"There Is no division among the
Democrats of Ohio," said Mr. Shaffer,
"and thnt cannot be snld of the Re-
publicans. There ore many Repub-
licans who are opposed to Governor
Willis for several reasons nnd they
will not support hltn. The flght be-
tween former Ambassador Merrick
and former State Chairman Harry
Dnugherty for the senatorial nomi-
nation caused a great deal of bitter-
ness. The president has a mighty
uood chnnce of getting the electoral
vote of Ohio, too. Ills nppolntmenr
of Judge Clarke to the United States
Supreme court bench will do a lot of
good. Altogether the sltuntlon le
looking very good."
Oklahoma Safe for Wilson.
"Some Republicans have claimed
they will win In Oklnlioma this year,"
remarked Col. J. W. Zevelcy, a promi-
nent lawyer of Muskogee. Okla., at the
Willard. "They have no more chance
of carrying Oklahoma, In my opinion,
than they hnve of carrying Mississip-
pi. In the first place, the Republicans
are In the minority In the stnte; they
ennnot get the colored vote, nnd the
sentiment la strong In every section for
the president. When the United Stntes
Supreme court repealed the 'grandfa-
ther clause'the Republicans were elated
nnd predicted that they would Anally
poll a large colored vote, hut a spe-
cial aesslon of the legislature In Feb-
ruary pnssed a law regulating the reg-
istering of votes which offsets the pro-
vision of the Constitution. Therefore
the Republicans will not get the col-
ored vote Ibis year,"—Washington
I'ost
AUTOMATIC FLAGMEN TO WARN MOTORISTS
"Very Big Men."
"Mr. Wllleox Is a personal friend of
Mr. Hughes and a very able man." says
ex-President Taft, quoted In the Brook-
lyn Ragle. "He knows very big men
and has the relationship with Mr.
Hughes thnt will Inspire confidence."
It Is true, of course; Mr. Wllleox
"knows very big men." Mark Hnnnn
"knew very big men;" the knowledge
served him well. But what have such
considerations to do with heightening
hop* In the success of an advocacy
which we are assured Is to bo con-
ducted upon tho highest plane I
In these days of automobiles and mo-
torcycles, something more than the old-
faahloned "Stop, look, listen" sign Is
necessary at railroad crossings. Such
algns nr*j entirely too unobtrusive to
attract the attention of a motorcar
driver going at 60 mllea an hour. At
night they are practically worthless.
A striking experiment has resulted
In the Invention of the "automatic
flagman." At the approach of a train
It rings u loud gong, and waves a
bright red disk by day and a red
lamp by night. So sensitive Is the
human eye to red and to motion that
such a warning can hardly escape no-
tice.
The device consists of a weather-
proof case containing the operating
mechanism and a signal disk upon
which are mounted standard ruby-red
switch lances with an Incandeacent
lamp between. Knergy Is supplied
by a small electric motor, which oper-
ates the mechanism that rings the
gong and waves the disk.
The motor receives Its energy from
storage batteries, lighting circuits or
trolley circuits, depending on the char-
acter of the Installation. On steam
roads the track Is Insulated and bond-
ed for the desired distance away from
the signal and Is charged with current
from a small battery. On entering thla
block the train completes the circuit
and operates a relay, which connects
the motor with the power circuit
VITAL PART OF GAR
Neglect of Universal Will Result
in Loss in Automobile's
Efficiency.
SHOULD BE OILED REGULARLY
Nothing Complex About It and Only
Thing Necessary la to Keep It
tubrloated and Fro*
From Duet
There Is nothing further from the
truth than the supposition that a uni-
versal does not need attention. In
reality It la one of the moat vital
parts of a car, and upon Its proper
lubrication depends to a great extent
the amount of power that la delivered
from the motor to the rear wheels.
Proper care of the universal, which
Is really an easy matter, will help to
maintain the power of the car, Insure
against a noisy drive due to loose uni-
versal bearings and aave much money
in Installing new ones. It Is aa vital
a matter as the proper lubrication of
the gear set ltaelf, If the proportionate
values of the two are considered, ac-
cording to a writer In the Motor Ago.
Universal joints now most common-
ly used are of two types, the Inclosed
type, with a steel shell or a pair of
shells, one working against another,
and the open type, which la lubricated
by the means of grease cups at the
ends of the bearings. Both have their
advantages and are possibly superior
to leather joints,' steel spring Joints
and other seldom-used types In their
present stages of development. The
fact that there are but two types In
general use mukes the care of them a
very simple matter for the garage man
—in fact, makes It a profitable Invest-
ment for him to keep repair parts In
his stock.
Fortunately there Is nothing of com-
plexity in a universal, nothing to get
out of order as a general thing, and
the only thing necessary for their care
is to keep them properly lubricated
and free from road dust In the bear-
ings.
In both types of joints the bearinj
surfaces are usually radial, although
there aHe some unlversals on the mar-
ket with sliding bearing surfaces.
These radlul bearings are either made
up of ceuter pins, one passing through
the other to form a cross, or a spldet
with four bearing pins as a part of
It, which work within case-hardened
steel bushings. Case hardening seldom
is deeper than one-thirty-second of an
Inch, und once this uurfuce is worn
through the softer stock wears rapid-
ly and the universal or Its center parts
need replacing.
The cure Is to keep a film of clean
<»I1 constantly covering these bearing
surfaces. In the inclosed type of uni-
versal In which hard grease Is retained
in a steel shell It must be remembered
that the centrifugal force throws the
urease to the outside edge of the shell,
nnd for this reason a careless Job of
oiling In which the case Is not com-
pletely filled with hard grease Is prac-
tically useless, as the lubricant will be
thrown to the outer surface of the shell
and the bearings will dry up.
CARE OF BATTERIES
WILL AMPLY REPAY THE ATT EN.
TION GIVEN THEM.
Frequent Inspection by Experts Will
Save the Motorist Many
Repair Ellis.
Failure to add pure distilled water
once a week In summer and once every
two weeks In winter Is responsible for
the majority of storage battery trou-
bles. If all car owners would realise
the Importance of water In the battery
they would save themselves a lot of
money spent for unnecessary repairs.
"A storage battery might get along
all right If Inspected, say once every
month," says an expert "It might con-
tinue to give satlafactory service for
a long time with even less frequent
Inspection. But the safe thing la to
have an expert look It over at least
once every two weeks, Then there la
little chance for anything serious to
go wrong. By carefully watching the
condition of a battery at regular Inter-
vals we are able to detect the pres-
ence of conditions which might cause
trouble, and correct them before tha
real troubles have a chance to start.
"The action of a storage battery la
pretty much of a mystery to the av-
erage car owner. The serious things
that may happen to a battery are not
apparent to the eye. They are not
usually detected unUl the damage has
been done and the battery goes on a
strike. The effect of this la to leave
the car owner In a atate of uncer-
tainty. He thinks he Is giving It good
care, but sometimes the battery sud-
denly and quite unexpectedly refuaas
to work.
"At our battery service staUon we
gladly Inspect storage batteries on all
makes of automobiles free of charge.
Our experts are able to recognize the
warnings thnt an abused battery gives
long before anything serious happens."
Suggestions to Motorists.
Travel stains are unusual tests and
should be removed under favorable
conditions. Usually the facilities at
your command while traveling are far
from adequate.
While you are traveling by motor,
the hot winds and dust take the life
out of your skin unless it Is fully pro-
tected. The wind Is harder on the
skin thnn the sun. A woman Is very
foolish to start on a motor trip with-
out plenty of cosmetics to offset the
Effects of the wind and sun.
Before motoring or taking exercise
in' the Btln and heat a genUe rubbing
with nourishing cream Into the pores
of the skin of the face and neck fol-
lowed by a powdering with pure face
Iiowder will protect the skin from the
elements.
How to Get Out of a Mudhole.
In the Woman's Home Companion
CJ. H. Claudy says, "the best drivers
sometimes get In mudholes from which
the car refuses to climb. The rear
wheels spin and spatter, but the car
stays still. One remedy Is winding
the tires with a rope spiral, which acts
ns tire chains act. Rope wears out
quickly, but will last long enough to
get out of a mud-wallow. If no
rope Is.available, throw anything and
everything hnrd Into the hole ahead
of the tire. You can also try unroll-
lug the tool kit and putting It, tools
and nil. In front of one rear wheel.
The tire, which slips In the mud, may
get a grip on the tools. The tool ^
kit will be a muddy sight, but It Is
better than staying out on the road
half a day waiting for someone to
come along with a team of horses.
"No matter how new a full set of
nonskld tires nmy be, no tour should
ever be undertaken without a set of
chains. The best nonskld tires won't
hold in slimy mud, and It's far better
to carry the weight of chains and not
use them, than be without and wait
for a farmer with a pair of oxen and
a bill as long as their horns. The
substitutes for chains are better than
nothing, but they are not 'Just aa
good.'"
Stopping Runaway Engine.
If by accident the water leeka out ol
the cooling system of your car and tha
combustion chamber becomes red hot
causing the engine to run after tha
ordinary methods have been applied
to stop It, simply open tho pet cocks
In the cylinder heads and -the engine
will cease running. Keep turning
the crank over slowly until the en-
gine has cooled down to normal heat
If your car has no pet cocks remove
one or two spark plugs.
In starting your motor on a cold
morning you will often notice a pe-
culiar popping In the carburetor, which
la caused by too weak a mixture. In
extreme cold weather I open the needle
valve one-eighth of a turn, which
glvea better satisfaction In running
the car, says Jamea Atcherson Is
Farm and Home.
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