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The True Story Of Wood row Wilson By DAVID LAWKKXCR (Co?yr>?M tW? tfc? C<or?? H. Oo< ?? Cc???r?jr in th. Umtrtf State*. Cimdi. iMitn AatfKt. Wi.ld rifM? i?im*4 t? Cwrrtnt N??? F??tnr*i. lac.) Chapter I Woodrow Wilson uled as he lived ( unexplained and unrevealed. None not even his Intimate* ? ever knew the mental processes which cryatal lied his decisions on policy yr con verted friendships of a life-time in to the coldness of utter detachment. Those who held office under him lived In fear of his disfavor they | repressed their criticisms. Those with whom he broke were lnvolun- | tartly prejudiced against him they t 1 exaggerated his defects and "ilnl-. mited his virtues. I stern and impassive yet emo tional. calm and patient yet quick i tempered and Impulsive. forgetful of those who had served him yet , devoted to many who had rendered .him minor service, unforgiving and I fierce in his contempt for some who had dared to disagree with him yet i generous with others even to the ex 1 tent of appointing them to high( 1 office, precise and business-like and 1 yet upon occasion illogical without ( i mere reason than intuition itself,! i Reclusive yet a crusader for the lar ger purposes of democracy ? thus I might his characteristic contradic i tlons be incoherently grouped In a i aeries of paradoxes. And even these are not all tne ' attributes of the strange personality of Woodrow Wilson. The author knew Woodrow Wilson for eighteen! years, stood at close range through ' the rise and fall of hh> eventful, career, felt the throb of his efforts i for a better humanity, watched the, i inconsistencies of policy develop, perceived the boldness by which almost alone he embarked on major! programs, and often took now of j the eccentricities of a personality I perplexing to all but those whol blindly accepted his leadership. This chronicle and analysis of the man whose words during the1 World War were broadcast to the four coreners of the earth, as had happened to no other American in history, is not intended to give aid uand comfort either to thcae. wJio saw in Wood row Wilson an empirical op portunist of boundless ambition, arbitrary and tyrannical in the ex ercise of his power, or to those who with partisan zeal placed the stamp j of unqualified approval on his -acts, personal and political, his singular concepts of party discipline or inter national Intercourse. The author essays a task of his torical disclosure because In all the years of his acquaintance with Woodrow Wilson no favor was sought and none given. No obliga tion was Incurred, no political alle- | glance established. 'Most of the | time It fell to the author's lot as aj newspaper reporter to see behind j the curtains o." events. It was a scrutiny baBed upon a professional j labor prompted by never-emllng de mands of present day journalism, a | scrutiny resented at times by Mr. Wilson himself, tolerated upon occa sions as a necessary evil but never wholly accepted by him aa the cor ollary of that ?'pitiless publicity" which in an unguarded moment of impromptu speech he coined as a slogan for his first administration. Hooks no doubt will be written revealing various aspects of Wood row Wilson's life hitherto Inade quately outlined. Letters, docu ments, conversations, passing re- 1 marks ? those will serve to chart I more accurately the turbulent corurse of his extraordinary career but there | can be no departure by those who | know the truth from the lnescnpa-| ble facts which made him to some , a wrathful chieftain Impatient and headstrong and to others the ha- 1 rassed prophet of a new day. Turning points there were In the | career of Woodrow Wilson, separa- ( ted, Indeed, by Intervals of besetting circumstances but climaxes never I heless which marked assuredly his : progress from tne cloistered ntmos phere of the college to the forefront] of the world stage Itself In thel greatest crisis .of modern times. | They were like acts in a drama] with a touch of comedy here and | there, a triumphant rise over ene-: mlei who wished him 111 and plotted [ his defeat, and a tragic collapse at| the moment he most needed the physical strength to carry forward! his greatest battle. Seemingly connected as If bv predestination were the major or currences in Woodrow Wilson's life. Defeat at Princeton forced him re luctantly Into the realm of national politics. Repudiation of the man who had practically made possible his nomination as governor of New Jersey In 1810 won nation wide at tention even as the cry of "Ingrate was raised. His sensational vic tory at the national convention In 1912 after an unprecedented fries of ballots took on the fervor of a crusade. The college professor who had become In his day the most noted authority on ihe doctrines of constitutional government had the unexampled opportunity to put his theory Into actual practice. Again and agtiln Woodrow Wil son sure-footed, confident, self reliant. so far as the outside world was concerned, seemed on the verge of a great blunder only to he saved therefrom by the Insistent counsel of his colleagues and advisers. As fasclsnatlnc as the tale of what Woodrow Wilson wanted to do hut did not Is the story orf the spectacu lar things he did do. some of them too in direct opposition to his most faithful friends snd counsellors. Romance, which In the lives of all great men has played a dominating role, runs through the drama of the -Wllaonlan career, affecting him at times moat profoundly. In all hla tory perhaps there Is no statesman who was so deeply Influenced or as quietly stimulated In Intellectual ?l?nr by an atmosphere of feminine brilliance. ft raised him to the loftiest heights. Chivalrous, always wholesome, susceptible to the < charms of those he loved, the unpub lished writings of Wood row Wilson ! apart from the affairs of state con-i I stitute a most remarkable collection ! of literary gems. The world missed a great novelist in Woodrow Wilson.! His spontaneity was genius itself. j ! . The death of the first Mrs. Wood-' row Wilson in 1914 nearly wasted away the moody husband who sur-, ! vived her. The courtship and j ; marriage following a tomblike mel ancholy of six months in the White House which alarmed his physicians' jand family, gave Woodrow Wilson [the inspiration to carry </n in the Great War. Jt was the largest single factor in prolonging his life ; four years and a half beyond the Ill-omened day when there came an ! end to his famous speaking trip for the League of Nations. Consistency he often threw to the j winds, obstinacy reared itself Im I placably at moments when com-' promise would have won the day. j That which happened before his, physical collapse must be judged; differently than that which occur-, i red thereafter. Had he retained I his health, Woodrow Wilson, Just as 'sure as day follows night, would ^ have accepted reservations to the' Versailles treaty and secured there-: by the acceptance by the United I States of membership in the League' of Nations. He was almost per-) suaded to do so on his sick bed. but his illness produced a conscious-' ness of martyrdom which together with the exclusion of outside advice , made him irritable and inflexible. The purpose of this biographical l study, however, Is not to construct a defense of the temperament of: Woodrow Wilson nor to cast X-rays I of penetrating criticism on his mode! I of self-expression. The story Is un I folded for no other purpose than to I place on record a dispassionate nar I rative of the man who traveled not the accustomed path of the politi cian, practicing the arts that make for personal popularity; but the road that combined personal mag netism with the sheer power of in tellect. a road that marks the un paralled ascent of a college pro fessor to the throne of moral leader in a world tarn between intense commercialism and Christian ideal ism. (Tomorrow's chapter deals with the relations between Wood row Wilson and% Grover Cleveland ? a hitherto untold storj ) WOMEN GRATEFUL FOR MOTHER'S AID Ha? Helped In Friendh Practical Way To Keep The Family Together and Brine; Up Their Children Raleigh. Feb. 25 ? It is not mere ly dollars from State and County that the beneficiaries of Mothers' Aid in North Carolina receive, but encouragement and assistance in getting profitable work, in estab lishing respectable homes, in keep ing their children in school and in many other ways leading to the general improvement of the manner of life, according to MIbs Emeth Tuttle. Director of Mothers' Aid for the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare. Mothers' Aid made possible by the General As sembly of 1923 has ministered in North Carolina since the first of July. 1923. Since that time 130 women in 4 8 counties in the State have received assistance, it was stated. Miss Tuttle cites several eases showing the human interest side of Mothers* Aid. One of the most typical cases where Mothers' Aid has prevented the breaking up of a family is that of a woman who al ready had two children in an or phanage and had been forced to make application at institutions for her other three. Thl? was the situation when she applied for aid. Now she Is able to keep the three children with her and hopes even-, tually to get her whole family to gether. Before receiving the aid | she had not had money enough to. secure treatment for one of her| children who had defective eyes, it was stated, but now the little boy is being treated by a specialist. | Housing has been a problem In practically every case of Mothers' Aid. according to Miss Tuttle. Qne| county superintendent of public wel-l fare found a family living down in the woods in a one room house. , The woman had seen better days. ] Her second husband had deserted I her. The first Mother's Aid | check was used by tltfe woman to buy furniture for another house which the welfare superintendent! had provided for her. The woman keeps the house spotlessly clean and there is a marked contrast with; her former abode. Miss Tuttle said. The superintendent has asked for the co-operation of the local home demonstration agent in the teaching of the oldest girl, a cripple, milli linery and basketry, so that she: may help in supporting the family, i Another woman aided, it was. pointed out, was one who for some time needed an operation for appen dicitis, but "could not take time for | it" as she had to work in a store to support her children. Mothers' i Aid made it possible for her to have the operation and thus be in better physical condition to work for her children, In another case, the superinten-' dent of public welfare administering .Mothers' Aid has been a promoter : of good reading in the home. She| found a cheap magazine, the only piece of reading matter in the house, it was stated, and so interested the people in the case with good read ing matter and has now supplied them with good books cf real worth. I I "The idea behind the Mothers'! Aid, says Miss Tuttle, "is not to keep the wolf from the door, but to I keep the wolf from coming up the] path. We want to help those peo-i pie before they have come to| dire poverty with Its resulting loss' i of morale. Mothers' Aid is friendly help. The county superintendent ' of public welfare. and through him. the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare, keep in touch with each case which is thoroughly investigated before the aid is granted. It is required that reci pients be women of good morel and mental and physical character. Mothers are asked to keep a strict monthly account of expen ditures of the funds received from State and County. The ultimate object of Mothers' Aid is to bring the family to a state where it is self supporting and where the aid is no longer necessary." Miss Tuttle her self has visited and investigated Mothers Aid cases in 31 of the 48 counties where ty hast been granted. . It is desired that while receiving' this aid. the mother contribute as much as possible to the support of her family through her own efforts without neglecting her children, ac cording to Miss Tuttle. To this end several forms of employment which can be followed in the home have been suggested, such as sew ing milinery, raising chickens, and laundry "work. Several superin tendents have arranged for mothers to buy a washing machine on the installment plan. In the administration of the Mothers' Aid the co-<rperation of i other State agencies, like the Division of Home Demonstration and the State Board of Health is sought by the public welfare forces. The director wishes to get a phys ical examination of every child orf i women receiving Mothers' Aid. It i is also the effort of the' county superintendents of public) welfare to put the children in good j physical condition by seeing that1 they get the right sort of food, and j to keep them in school. The indi-1 vidua\ needs of each child in the| Mothers' Aid familie? are studied,! it was explained. | "Just as soon as I see my way ! ahead. I want my name to come off the list, so some ether woman can get help," says one grateful woman, to whom the Mothers' Aid has* been granted. In general,, the women are touching in their gratitude, states Miss Tuttle. Are We Extravagant? Here are some costs on Studebaker cars Would you have us cut them down ? WE are lavish on Studcbaker cars. For some features we pay three and four times what they need cost. Here are some of those costs which affect you. Tell us ? would you v/ant any one reduced? Our prices on high-grade Sixes run from $1025 to $2685. They stand at bottom in the fine-car field, desprte these extra costs. All because the de mand requires 150,000 cars per year. But they could be lower if we cut these costs. Would you have us do it? Engineering? $500,000 Our engineering departments cost us $500,000 yearly. Our Department of Re search and Experiment employs 125 skilled men. It &pe'nds vast sums in analyses and tests. , Pur Bureau o! Meth ods and Standards fixes every formula, every re quirement. It makes 500,000 tests per year to maintain our high stand ards. We make 30,000 in spections on every Stude baker car during manu facture before it goes out of the factory. We em ploy 1,200 men to do that. Those are heavy costs. But remember how they are divided ? by 150,000 cars per year. They form but a trifle p;r er. ?. $50, 000, COOin plants We have invested $50, 000,000 in modern plants and equip ment. $8,000,000 in drop forge plants. $10,000,000 in body plants ? as the only way to do Studebaker coach work. These plants are equipped with 12.500 up-to-date machines, many of them very expensive. But consider the alternative. Profits to other makers. We save up to $300 for you by building Stude baker bodies in our own body-plants. 15% extra on steel On tome steels we pay a bonus of 15% to the maker. Just to get our formulas exact. We could save that extra on "commercial runs." Wc are one of the very few build ers, either in Europe or America, using crankshafts machined on all surfaces. It costs us $600,000 a year to give you this. But it results in that smoothness of operation, that lack of vibration which characterizes only the most expensive cars. Every Studebzker car is Timkcn equipped. The Special-^x and the Big-Six have more Timken bearings than any car selling under $5,600 in America. The Light-Six more than any competitive car within $1,500 of its price. Don't Buy a Fine Car until vou see the leaders Studebakcrs hold the top place in the tine-car field today. Last year, 145,167 people chose them against all rivals. They paid $201,000,000 for them. For 72 years the Studebaker name has stood for the utmost in quality. It will neves stand for less. Today there are assets of $90,000,000 staked on the Studebaker cars. Don't pay $1,000 or more for a car with out knowing what Studebaker offers. You will find here some scores of advantages. Learn what they mean to you. Other costly extras Our bodies are finished with 18 operations, including 15 coats of paint and varnish. We use real leather upholstery. We could cut the price of our open models $25.00 were ve willing to jse imitation instead of genuine leather. We upholster our closed models in the finest Chase Mohair. Cotton or ordinary wool, or a combination of both, would enable t:s to reduce our price from $100 to $1 50 per car. But we would thus sacr ^ce Studebaker quality and reputaticn. The many extras on our large closed cars would cost much if you bought them. The nickel-plated bumpers, the extra disc wheels and cord tires, the steel trunk, the cour tesy light, motometer, etc. Extras to our men We pay the highest labor scale. Then we add extras to it. Men who are with us five years or over get 10% of their year's wages in an anniversary check. Those an niversary checks last year cost us $1,300,000. After two years all employes get a week of vacation with pay. That cost us last year $225,000. Old employes who re tire get pensions. All this to keep men with us while they grow more and more efficient. To make them happy, so they do their best. This- is all paid by peo ple who buy Studebaker cars. But we figure that each such dollar saves us five dollars. Don't you agree with us? The utmost in car value The object is to give you the utmost in car value. You will find we do that if you make com parisons. In any Stude baker model, you will find scores of ways in which it excels any rival car. That is why, in the fine-car field, the Studebaker leads. The demand has almost trebled in the past three years. These cars have become the sensation of Motordom. On some of these models we have never yet been able to meet the demand. We spend money lavishly. We build without regard to cost. But, in our quantity production, we still bring costs to bottom. You should learn what these things mean to you before you buy a car. L I G H T - S I X 5- Pan. 112' W. B Touring ... Roadster (3-Paaa ) . Coupe- Roadatfr (2-Paaa.) Coupe (5-Paia.) Sedan ... 40 H. P. - $1045.00 - 102500 - 1195 00 - 1395.00 - 1485.00 SPECIAL-SIX S-PiM. 119" W. n. SO H. P. Touring ..... 11425.00 Roaditer (2-Pau.) ... 1400.00 Coupe (S-Patt.) . . ? 189 5 00 8?<ton . - 1985 00 B I G - S I X 7-Pau. 1?" W. B. 60 H. P. Touring ..... $175000 Sp??]itcr (5-P??? ) ... 1835 00 Coup* (5-Past.) ... 2495.00 Sed?n - - 2685 00 ( All pricmr f. e. b. factory. Tfms to m?t your crtnvmtmcm ) Pasquotank Motor Car Co. 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