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Show PLEASANT GEO VE NEWS 1 MMMMMHBHaMMBHHBMMHHMH Secret They Soon w . j - Become Discredit v societies to school ByROBT. GARDINER WILSON. JR. T I T H KIK lia s boon niue h bitter . discuss ion in - reccii t y oars con- teniinir secret fraternities in the bigh schools of the -country, and much may be said on both sides. In the larger cities, in Xew York especially, there are generally two or more secret fraternities in each high school. , - Of course secret fraternities are' of two kinds. Certain '"fraternities" are primarily formed merely as a source of recreation rec-reation and "sport."' They soon become a discredit to any school,. for even the members themselves look upon their organ- izatioji with growing disrespect. Such '"fraternities" are suftt-,5,'?PlJ5r'u.ii(.puhlic.'jopiiiioii;and suftt-,5,'?PlJ5r'u.ii(.puhlic.'jopiiiioii;and soohvin the public-, mind, the word "frat" represents a party of worthless young men gathered together merely for a "good time." And such is sometimes "the unfortnnate truth. P.ut such parties of young men deserve and can claim no such narn as "fraternity." "fra-ternity." The word "fraternity." coining from the original Greek, signifies signi-fies "a tirotherhood," and that only should be its interpretation: "The hunger for brotherhood," says Oeorp f nnlerick Wanranh'r'itot torn of the unrest of the modern civilized world."" Men are bound to join in some bond of friendship; we have large organizations, from the Masonic order down. College men have their fraternities. Hut the high- hool fraternity takes the" growing boy at a comparatively early ag; at that time when his character fa really in the mold. The boy is certain to become be-come associated witfi many of his follows when his character, in most cases, is yet as 'putty. It can still be molded for better or for worse. Perhaps Per-haps t fie boy joins a fraternity in the true.sense of the word. He becomes affiliated with the best of his fellows. let in moral and intel!e( f mil attri- --mnrejn-TfirrerTse rTrrTTTnTrjrrr?mtorTri The right krnd rif fTirtTTm to'Loth its members and to the school. Such an organization of the students theni-pclves theni-pclves can change more" of the' disagreeable features of school life in a year than the masters and instructors, tan ferret out in twice the timo, Such real fraternities might- hotter looked upon more as the medium betHjrn the instructors and the fel- - lows than as the detiers of school WlfMjJSA iViW authority. " j BrinjJinfJ Nations Closer (o Each Other By EDGAR FULLE1 We can easily perceive from past history his-tory bow individualism- and com- t ition """f'li :1 the xnrth. The jFesure of growing grow-ing iJHtWry kept actuating' men to wh fartlicr vvestwifn, to where there was greater freedom. America was discovered because the men haiits of Venice formed a monopoly of the Kast India trade and l-v'-iel tribute that was outrageous. A westward west-ward m ite was sought in order to evade it, Hlld ih!e.ld a llevv continent Wlls discovered. discov-ered. "I'll i was of far pnaier importance lo the oppressed lower t !as. of Kuropo than the accomtilidimt nt of the original purpose would have been and it i of great r lief even vet. Tin' world is now Ixiouung r.Tpi-llv iopu!.ited, with rpv more new continent to discover, and the r-ult inti't be that eollirtm-tti and en. i'r.ition will take the pf.i, e of in d v idiiji!!u and cotupetition -otherwise slavery will Uvimii' uni rs.il. M.in!r of t!ie eapilali-t cia-. hav- i ing pursued . a. h ther nil over It,.- -.'...!,. trying to tu a market fr th. -ir iiirpl h prd ui t Hiid iindiiig then,-, iw , up agiiu-t it, are now gradually toti-o'idiitiiig indutri.i!iy- into a tru-t and p. .1,1 u a!h into one big foht- ' injj inmhnu-. Mom v know u country and one country j as gd to! exa.t prolits in a another. Ilr what is coming and is also Ugin-ning Ugin-ning to orgame iiitcrnalioiiaHv. , j The radro.id-. the .mi-hi. .uid t!i' telegrajih are I'r.nmg nl! nation dor and do r to , h ! r and notour of time they will mote into i'ii- va-t o-oj ratue .iMM.iwrai;H. There n tn-t to cfinsi.J. ra!df cotithtt. I.ow. v. r, r fore thi tan t atuvcful!y miom- 4ihed, ' ' - M&mUpM'' 4Ik POSTHASTE -GENERAL HE members of Pres- - M imWSrS! I ' , ' - w r, . Went Taffs cabinet Miih4Mtig& , A,. as of the leKal lights of the I nlted have a new roomM - WiibWAvS2 ' l, S States" which to meet, and "- lY'fCL ' ' ; f 'I ' I f If H.n account werJtept it seema l It U 80 located that .1 VM Q&tC K I - k . Hkely. that the visits paid to the XT they have complete ' htf rlZ&$-- '' t ; fl White House by . George W. Ler- EHJ Privacy not only on fMA I . " .! f sham, the attorney general would be the days - when The fX. - I N 1 1 fputyl to outnumber those paid by any "cabinet Is in session, but J . I - - 1 other cabinet official. Mr. WlckerBham when, as department chiefs. Wcy'i V 11 . la In charge of the prosecution of the lv j&iin'ifJ -v V W Ji 1 law breakers which the government la A g- x 'y-' Ht "' " rf"" -t '" . f carryiiiR forward, and the attorney ipf i'if 'ffi "" ' . ' ! general knows, as the country" knows, , " "it ' ' '' & ft I f-4fl s; V J U that the legal opinion of the president gxilrg :t$ Hl - I ' 1 1 worth while. Mr. Wtckersham. jmef'''- -'" iibtfg-Eai3-" L I ' . j WDen e was first mentioned for ' VWr- -! XsXG'-,. II l -1 tJ'Cutf I - 11 I '.:;. .. 5 . J III . V AM. iWV s ff ' S&l ' V 1 CHARLES flAGEL, SECRETARY Of A: n tv' i CQHHERCE AW LABOR .1 UjAMTJ WfLJQJi, pA J W 1 .1 Vy )j JSCPFTARY Of ) L7 ! I I ACQICVLTUPF J I 1 V I - V ' Proper Salary for Wireless Operators I i re I,. (, rev- nt!y a ren- riou a-vid.-nt fni-tra;.s by thai great lin.iite.n. wir. i. s. t. ! grti !iv . !,.-n Jjv. and j ro-.- rty of gn at value .. tb. ..!!,. I, p n,f!,. j.any vi. re wvc!.- j. rhapf, from Tt 1, Vet. -v fr, I I ave n t nad word su.'-g---t d n-i rv!h:ng to improve, tn a rvrjury - n- the i-ttion of the ojn-m-tor. on !.-' rhu!d.T a gt rjnM. liiitv f!! )tt-n h ir !.tp ar- in dan.-r. I um"t jv !,o i to h!i;r.. but I tm- d r-Un I t'e 4 ( 4 ;n!., ot Ttft"-' jf i.-r'Iy i tv j-ir. Sur'ly li.i hou!,l not I To I pr.!! M-nl !iraph r rj-.iir. u.t. i:,.-. r,. and it i mr r.j,ifl. i-n that int.-'!igt !( is-! tn tfn liw f r"" d4r-r (and t!...- ri,.n !T vrcUnt!T rimr tb r liv.-i W.l tv apf rMnt.1 ! rn p! v.r ar. I .; sr.t r inarv r!t- a to ;ar j- I. Ir It r. IIAMT Our Wealthy Citizens live Ahroad tf U. L. KUtnt It .r-r,!f i f'range thit r.'irlt a"" our -;,!. fM-i.' yj t-" IiTf ia Kunt , r:- ,..";.v ;a !--rj. m that th- -n r-t th r''i an I fh -r ? . r,. r .r.vr- ' f; f - .. fr or f?r f:vr d.d ia rtou!--n t' I fre f r Kr..-!.J jr--i.-r---it aSl K-.fH tit. ' I t? e-' if. Vj J.ct t;r.t h ft ;s iU-;.- K r; K!ari? tth t,- t ti( ' r t jni a'r: try ri i;r ca ci' Uat.fj" i Tlf ft ''-.it i;-sffi:v ffrrt ar! W.r rr? ft t"- c,y f.-t fmwjtzf tiitl d a"l etlr f.k I i" aii f t ra.II -oi fir -,. ta-f? the) wuti lo talk wl'h the president wllhout U lug Obliged to wait tU Ir turns with oenntors. rrpn-irm tit Ives nd the private citizens of the Ami. who under the new- arrangement ari- kih n waiting room of their own Mr Taft'8 cabinet forum what ti.ittnt l called a legal family Mont of the tn-m!.ers are law )er of the first rank, and It U an open herret that they wir jelectett l anse of tbelr high lililty. There are no longer books, i n natu'c and IxMiki on general history ub't ts in the ottlce It brjry or the White IUus Nl bouk khelvua have ln-en put In and on them :: hundred!) of the brow nlxh red cov.tI veeu, . which beto-k.n beto-k.n the law- bwk It U snid tha? cabinet meet lng tticse day take on h" u tiil l.incu of a con filiation Of la)tri A an ei.ui.j -U ol this I? may nald that on- day the pr-sld-nt In talklna to Mime newspaper rorrestximb ti's ald that no tmtter what nubict - rc:nh-d in the cabinet mom at that time th thotigbts e! veryon went lft the t!RgetN! ubt to th matter of lb trenth ping r.f the antt tn;t law What the prculdent all at th.ii :lm 1s prac Mcally true of most of tb pr.. ti' et(irn ol the cabinet, for it la known that hlle Mr Taft U anxlona to carry out th H.'" w 't potlrl. be want to luttref them wph th- i o that no oinMltutiotial fiivi can f .. u -i m thnj tiy mana of which aft-r the t. t ire -.tln on the part of the lecUlatorw. the guis-v mUht P.nd a mean of ap It mot rot te ut loed fur n tant that N ' not of Mr Taft'a rb!r-' -t.rTnXfn ar lavyrra. thy haT no iTnrHrf n llf to ar thtn ald fr-iu-ntly from th-!r v -ration Tak the ranking member of th ratlr'- for lnfanr PhiUcdor Chait Knot Tb -cr. try of tate U a dToe of the outdoor life. r : no Iru ac Mte Id orn air pyrtulfa thxi Frt-ld o Rolf. thuch It la true "r Knot do not care for th pursuit of gam is- ' tor the at ad of natural hls-y The aerrrtary of ?. n t- ' not dt Irg trattT with the preMr.t. or not t-l In t'.raUhtr.lr.g out lnfra:tna'. 'silea. U fl'h rr plaj tea golf or driving a t-:r ' faat, trvd her Ttere are fe c,Tr '!r' tert of th f t S hcrae" than Scrrtarr Km He r14 oc. ral'atly and fc U col taking a e t ar rrd gi'e If ti trotet I a and .If the t!e hapt'"s la t!t y Tb f rotary 'a rfelef dilfet l drtrlrg Cm fcU Ptlmn:ai farm ar Va.'Vy Torge, tfe jrm of tt awf jl intT kh wai pe4 by !4e Mfc,l amy izit ofg Wat:rco Mr Kot t raaey fcr of aitrrTed pf'g. asl tr-atr dairy anieiai a'o of aod fniare rrf.k"fa WacVeaglk. of tke tr ry. So it tt pf-cocd nskira ffrer la Mr Ta't'a wMr-e. ti a crt?. t'-h-fb la r5? 4a ke etad i ia Mr MaV'ta la not ! rartkstariy to the r life a R It frr4 cra:: He t era f a 'kr ui ! a te cf i3fe n- l!sa a?4 em te-as a nili .,t f (.ascea, a foe i.--:tt. tfe t- arr ct- f!-;: l rr t.V-J3. "t Hasr, trejr-m t&lef kaa m eows'ry k at J :lr ra tke rocky or WAR sell le hi U K- lil" '""'t ffntis ki , car to cul tTia-i' a K ii 'l'-n I he n cr-''.irv i;is r"id the s'i.i w ri' t ti by Mr Thi-oiiore Thoin.i". the j.n ii! rtie KI ' iH nl i -li ' i ;i leiid-T . a fin! y tin h told ti" kin- tied.- a mi l f-.il sard'-n n 'be rock , na hlils of the north Mr tary.th . haa proj.t.tl l. ibe re;idit nl while bis- Kiifden per h.i Is not e,j.ial to th;i plitimd ami rulthated by Mrs Thomas. It eont.tltu many ol the flower ot the kind thai mak- i-l- .i-atit what peoj le kre Ktven rail old fahbi -d ganb nn Mr Talt cunaulta hi- r. -anuryj blef alul eron trntnTimmrnr- tt Mr MarWarh who wa a-k.d n s4Hn Mr Ta!( took office, to pro .Vide ways a ltd tt.cun to save money In the differ eni de.a'tnent The n-.n hant t ftblnet nn-mber had the at;v:.iitaK of a long buine traltilt.it and I' did not take h!i:i t"te to dl-over that It aa i-sil,i,'- tn save n..i Ti y thousand of dollars bv ut t Ir; K biislm-ss nn-thmls tn eff i t In fto- differ dif-fer nt burcn is of t"if rnmi-tit It a found for lntanfe that a K'kmI nan b'.irfa'i of the depart mint w r-r. in th- tsari o pitrrha1na their ni pile Itid - nd nth Th" rcult of tbl a that HUtiP f th-m T- pa I K nue h iiior- money for oiiu- aitbl' s than Ina paid t o'h-r for:n In putih.i-,- ii hod hi corn- snd It ha con e alo In mam o'h' r Un- the n-t r , ,. rit that I'nrb- Sam ;-k-Uk I I-Ing l a ia1 n.anv th, ---an.I of !.!ar yearly Jir.ih M IH kir.Mn. tbe retar t.i war tn Mr Taft'w cMnet. 1 a w.i'!nrn nun and a !mo-rrat !mo-rrat It imr . .-m a tl"'e rurluj.,at flr! !. :tt. but ! Is a tai t tht !b a"n . er tn the main ar r'ad 'hat a ou'hm,-r I ih-- M-f it the war det-irrren r-f1' 'f 1 "l'i!' of aorr.e w-mo rrti oii!h rn r mt r of rcre on army )!! .nra'!y. the oU'herr.r f -! kindly tuward the ... er and n of the er '.- There l l ire in the r. t'l"'y life that p;'al to tt,m. r.d while h ofclal toii'hera flemoerate f r.-'a'! o!ii k-n Jalnt whit the aJ h trrer o a e'a rd ra array. th rr,!IIar eta,i.h:;.nt a P l h their yrr.5a;h i iiii an? fhir it-roft f'T : r.'l T?,e ! ar of ar -me from tBa ""! n f.f the r,.i,try where -rjiiy loin bore. acd he no nr..tri o e; (f golf 5:'i- er m f4 tti faf rub tint appeal Vr Tw'' ! teu'h df- 'fc farl Sa! rtr cerar . a at lawyer .e-r ta-y MfkiriM-e ! ro' .-ttr In V attr ia an fhl raj-a'p fcr ' frt tlre far it ke wat 'he ai'ar! j 'T't (r.era! d iflr.t ia U It tfj"t of ti.- "e'.4 a!- !-!van. asd h n-:T:-e! 'rr (-ererseit rwar4 la the at after rf tte -. of hm Aiatlaa t r r -.. U t-o '.i Tuiiess ti a j-4-'J --. .-' kt'.'y prtb?eta la lf 'a'k re Hi t-i to '-.Jy It frora a kfai tt.J; le t - er t t!"e:f frt. ft a a ife a te - i f - !a ri B.P,?e4 et-ieer, foetr.a . --' c. as4 'le eat la tfce "asrrenae cr-'i'" - lt :et tka I cspoe4 of tke -e iVr Ks ' I- e. W I"iriaia. Naf tei I t - I? t rot-"'e rot-"'e tkat 'r Taft 4-j-r a s: k tt lef al r.; lik cf l: rea r ar at ke A f ( f kia tftra At asy ra:e tae r tcreary t acet.i ty Mr Tal JFRHtlKUti flAcVMGH.JKRf7AM Of THE JFEA2UR Y cabinet posptou was called by the press of the country "the great uu-knoun" uu-knoun" Mr Wlckerhbatn la no lot er unknow n. HIh position aa the Bt'orn-y (or the I'nlied Stalea lit nil It rtvll biiJ criminal pro-e.eilltiKS pro-e.eilltiKS k-'. pN bllil couMantly In tlx libt The attorney general look like a -tudvnt l-awycra t.ay of him that be bis; en.' of the ke. to st and oiot analytical ti Irds kti in to ihe profession Mr Wtckersham tare very llttlk.for Hie oittdiMir life and t-rhap he Is ;i!iiati who by tetuperatiieiit would not nave appeal, ap-peal, d Hi the president like Theodore l:. .s, v. lt. but the attorn, y Ki neral haa dlverKlona w libit o. tupy bis leisure hours! tnd they are dl im.,i,s. .,i li!oh. im iu.stlonably the country will approvv lie i liiteivkted In the welfare of at P ,ist a do.-n rlnu liable orcatiUatltina and one of l.U bell. ( Is that He K'vea twice who Rlvea lutckly " Mr U icki-rsbani U Immehhely Interested in the weir.,,,, ot tlo- blind lie U a director of a great N-w York Inst It ut lota blch carea for and el cut. (hlldr. n who have bist tb'lr l)Cht Kt.ink II lllohtock. who I Mr Taft a Htnia I. r K'-neral. I a bin b.dor. d voted to the outdoor If.-, a bmr of Ulrd and b.at and a atudent of L. .1... J kl.l.., VaI lllll. J 1 O V I LiiUi ii A -", r ' ..... 7 1 'h- jmsMnaster p. n- tai a atudent of nature, but h$ !.; dope un linmetme amount of work along acl-i acl-i ti'llic Hue Tlireo .at aso last summer the writer of thla artlil - went to Oyster hay. the home of President KH---it Mr Hltchrx-k ai there also, and e-. e-. ral ln.ur were --nt In his company In the er.oitols o itiylng th" former president a home Tb.re a d-ep wmk Jii-t Ixyotid the Knoaeelt n td ;a-len. and from the m on that eum-tio-r tm Mure ratne constantly, roega Of hlrda, ticinv tllff. rent m-i c rtnifitiK one after the other oth-er -Many 'f the not. that were heard were !b of dlff.-r. nt im mU-rs of the llttb- warbler family, bird whi.-e n.ite are lnillar that It U lti:-sl! lti:-sl! !e f. r uvy eicept the n:ot m n.-ltlf e'ear to differ- nrU'e i--ib., n th.-tn Mr HP. hcock Identified one bird after anther e!hpi by hearing Ita eong Once on a time the o!i(ia'er general classified Ju . I!rd for a n-.i it:i of natural b!iory wl;t which he ..in . '.,1 line rf the tie t-etween the j.re. r.t i-i.iii,t r general and former l'reild.-nt Hooeetett w. their run. men loe cT r.a'jre S.'-ri 'r of the n--rt.r ltl hard A I'-ailinger ha fear dl.rbn eio; t that of.--!' Mr IUKId-gr IUKId-gr n lrn tn 1 a ' year af an 1 r. r!y all bin Ufe ta teen $ nl in wr., t rt 'be we.i K fc-n Jfi;e t:s,.ti . . re'ar f ar1rultre. wa ke.J . r,-J bs fcl (!!o !il n be an erJ, farn.lnf " TM lda f t!rr!-ri I -its !ta? I heid Urte! ,y treB b n til li 'he ke t-f nature fh agrt--i!t ,rai ln:!n-t ir.- o Mr Wil, n dier;tt. la -.r te;;irg Tfcet 4 in '.ViikTit" n that if bS.t ajtcj tinl'l h gthef-4 .S.J lit Ift'O 4 bwuk. tb reader t.id tt a f.iBd of t'3R,r and t4a ct-n.Hae4. Ht l'?.r Sg. 1 Mr Ta.' "rary of rt a.si.erce rd la? r. U r. -t eEjit'd la tte woik of tl de,rrt.r.t Is- i tt.tr- k:eg cr Ciattera cf eda-ra't. eda-ra't. n a4 art Mr N-1 I to ssie vi'.ect a de- rfce n,i4.t ie .ti he It f re-ao to gt'cg tr. ih r4 h) tirr.e to ;t a'udy of ma''ra -erta.a-Irg fa rke . !-; ft a iwi s a.i i a mt i jav aoJT a hi.s,as a t.Jj a' raec aa t-e g'hef4 tg'V er Ttre I aa It re-..;, e pfe;ert tkjt th eseo-tr eseo-tr c Wak:ec''a tul faaily are r' ir cf il Wa"'er F-rt " ' "ie-dr y a-4 it" &te rial, ttt t ha les a idertaa4;sg a ; ; r es- j r.rrt.irt th t1? s4 tk ad'.er et tfce (retit Tty ko Sk-f r la a: i . :ae ifcetr agrV?sr a4 their f aaace. kt aie tkey k- k.i to f if tkey a kiow k to f.tay..tst t4 f '.eaa kfrow a ko t f4ay c letter let-ter rta 4 - tktr ti.f. wto u avst aa joZf a t ptm : i "y aa lit Lsi:4 Suua aa ret aea |