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The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
DEFEND SHERMAN LAW.

New York. Nov. Representative
Martin W. Littleton's speech at a ban
quet in Pittsburg on Tuesday night, that
was attended by President Taft, and in
which the New York Congressman ad-
vocated the repeal of the Sherman anti
trust law, attracted wide attention, in
both political and financial circles to-
day. The Representatives declarations
had been discounted months ago by his
Introduction in the House of a resolu-
tion calling for the appointment of a
committee to make careful inquiries of the
business world of Industrial and economic
conditions of the country. with the view
of remedying existing evils and strength
ening the weak places in the national
business system.
At that time 1t was generally remarked
that Mr.. Littleton probably would take
the leadership in Congress of those ele-
ments opposed to the Sherman law to
modify that enactment or repeal II COM
pletely. Although many men of affairs
freely commented privately, both ap-
prOvingly and disapprovingly. of Mr. Lit
tleton's Pittsburg effort, very few of
them would consent to be interviewed
The most notable exception to this
citation with Louis D. Brandeis, of Bos-
ton, represents the Independent tobac-
co interests in opposing the plan of dis
integration submitted by the tobacco
trust to the Federal Circuit Court
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
Republican Representation.

Senator Bourne will find considerable
support in his effort to secure repre-
sentation in the Republican national con-
vention upon the basis of votes cast for
the Republican nominee The purpose
of the proposed reform is, of course, to
reduce the importance of the Southern
delegations in the convention, it being
argued that States which never assist
in the election of a Republican candidate
should not be given undue strength in
the naming of that candidate.
The proposition is not new one,
and in the past has found many advo-
Gates. There has always existed more
or less resentment against the fact that
Texas, for instance, has more votes in
a Republican convention than Iowa. 1t
will be recalled that when President
Harrison was renomlnated at Mime
apolis the requisite majority of votes
was reached when the Texas delega-
ton recorded its vote for him. Texas
has nominated him." remarked a satiri-
cal Republican, and now let Texas
elect him" When Mr.. Hanna was
planning the nomination of Mckinley
he. began his PROSECUTING work in the
Southern States, for they were prac-
tically pocket boroughs, controlled by
few men, and it was easy to secure their
delegations Inasmuch as the Southern
States send 252 delegates to the conven-
ton, the nucleus is of no small proper
tiOns
On the other hand, if the new system
is adopted, New York, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts,, and few large Northern
States can easily dominate the conven-
ton, result which naturally excites
opposition on the part of smaller Com
monwealths. The question, like all
others, has two sides, but the fact that
it is being seriously discussed and that
in the last convention it came within a
narrow margin of adoption, indicates
that the politicians are giving it thought
full consideration. Its basic affirmative
propositions, that the Southern Demo
cratic States have too large a repre-
sentation in a Republican convention
and that the Southern delegates have
not, as class, reflected credit upon their
party, are too we'll known to admit of
dispute
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
The Time for Action.

Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,
voices the sentiment of a very large
Number of American citizens when ne
says that the time has come for action
in the matter of Russia's treatment of
American passports.
Mr.. Lodge says that we, as nation,
have been very patient in this matter
This is absolutely true. The files of the
State Department are literally loaded
down with protests 10 Russia against
the manner in which that nation has
distegarded the plain terms of existing
treaties. We have protested time and
time again, frequently in emphatic lam
guage, but when Russia has replied in
evasive fashion, or has altogether ig-
nored our representations. we have ac-
cepted the situation with depIorable
indifference. There is no reason why
any citizen of the United States, carrying
passport from the Department of
State, should be denied. admission to
any country. Yet Russia persistently
discriminates, and we are supine
Russia says Senator Lodge, "has
refused TO recognize the passports issued
by Our government to all American-born
citizens. We have endeavored by every
diplomatic method to secure this equal
ity of treatment, and the present admin
istratiOn is now making every exertion
in that direction. 1t is, however, to my
mind, intolerable that we. should be
required to live up to and conform to
a treaty which the other party to the
treaty disregards."
1t is intolerable. What is the State
Department going to do about it? Is
the present inexcusabIe condition of
things to last indefinitely?
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
Sunny Jim" Blames
the High Cost of Living

Philadelphia, Nov. Vice
President James S. Sherman,
coming to the rescue of william
J. Browning, the New Jersey
stand-pat Representative who
seeks reelection to Congress, to-
night spoke before audiences in
two Camden Theaters. In a long
tailed black cutaway coat: waist
coat and trousers to match, the
Vice President tabled himself
Exhibit A" in defense of his ar
gument for "a protective tarlff
1t was the second time that
Sunny Jim" based a tariff argu-
ment in a campaign speech on a
suit of clothes. Back in 1892,
when he was stumping his own
district in New York, in behalf
of his Congressional candidacy,
Mr.. Sherman appeared in Dodge
Vile, N. Y, in a suit which he
declared cost him just 81. His
whole outfit, from underclothes
to necktie. he explained that
night nineteen years ago, was
purchased for just 1926.
His black cutaway suit Of 1911.
the one labeled Exhibit A." cost
$4S.44, and Mr.. Sherman made no
comparisons. Although the suit
exhibited was not intended for
evidence of the high cost of liv-
ing. there were those in the
audience who whistled when the
the $4S.44 bill was announced.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
STEPHENSON A WITNESS.
Appears in His Own Behalf in
Senatorial Investigation.


| Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 1-Senator
EStephenson and Edward Hines, the lum-
berman, were the only witnesses to-day
before the Senatorial committee investi-
eating the election of the Senator. Mr..
Hines denied emphatically the attempt
| to Obstruct the election of Senator Steph-
enson with a view to gaining election
himself, as charged. Mr.. Hines also said
| there was no truth in the charge that
he had gone to Washington and suggest
eds that the Senator put up $4,000 to put
the election over. Mr.. Hines continued
his denial by refuting the statement that
he had had a dispute with Robert J.
Shields over the amount of money Shields
was to get for fputting over Senator
Stephenson's election and that he CIines)
threatened to send Shields to the penI-
tentiary.
Mr.. Hines was asked II when Shields
was so thtreatened that Shields had said
to him: Il have burned buildings for
you, have bribed the assessors for you,
and committed every crime in the CAL
endar for you except murder, and II
I go to the penitentiary you will have
to go too"
This also was denied by the witness
Senator Stephenson repeated his for
mer testimony that while he expended
$4,000 in the primary contest in 1908
for the nomination he had given little
attention as to how the money was spent
Shields, and although he had done a
great deal of business with Mr.. Hines,
he had never had any political dealings
with him.
The committee adjourned to meet later
in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
Timby vs.. Ericsson.

From the Boston Transcript.
The remains of Theodore r. Timby now
repose in Oak Hill Cemetery. Washing,
ton, having been borne there from New
York on Columbus Day. 1t may be con-
ceded, without detracting the value OF
John EricssOn's great service, that Tim
by was the inventor of the revolving
turret for naval fighting machines It is
much like the old steamboat controversy
over Fitch and Fulton. The honors pass
ed to the one who made the invention
serviceable and that at a critical time.
Had Timby not followed the advice OF
Jefferson Davis in 1913 to the effect that
as there was no war in prospect, it would
not pay him to have his invention pat
ented, things might have been quite diff
ferent.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
Transformation of a Race Track.

The announcement that Sheepshead
Bay race track is to be sold under the
hammer and probably will be subdivided
into building lots, while it will cause
grief to thousands who have witnessed
exciting contests on its sandy oval in
the past thirty years or more, is most
gratifying. Befofo long the track will
be forgotten, as were Gutenberg and
Gloucester after the adoption of. the
anti-betting laws in New Jersey eighteen
years ago. At that time the promoters
of racing decllred that the abandonment
of those tracks, would cost the State
thousands of dollars each year, because
it would keep out the money brought
in by sporting men from all over the
country.
There is no necessity of pointing out
such fallacy. at this late day, for the
prosperity of New Jersey speaks for
itself New York will profit by the sale
of the Sheepshead Bay track, because
several hundred acres turned into home
sites will now have a material value.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
ALL WEAR PAJAMAS.
Guests at Party Startle st. Louis
Neighbors.

St. Louis, Mo-, Nov. IA pajama party.
at which both men and women were
present in that classic garb, Is the latest
entertainment in society in Madison, a
St Louis suburb. The party was given
by Mrs. r. G. Engleman, a leader in the
smart set, Tuesday night.
Everybody wore pajamas, played games,
and kissed. The guests frolicked about,
caring not a whit for what the neighbOrs
might think or say. There were husbands,
brothers, and sweethearts. There were
married couples, maids, and matrons in
the party. And at a signal the guests
filed into the grewsomely lighted room.
The younger women felt a wee bit out
Of place, but until 1870 their bushes we're
hidden by masks, which were not Ee-
moved until luncheon was served. About
fifty attended the party.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02

died. The record on my books of the
husbands death give pneumonia and
stomach trouble as the cause. know
he was a hard drinker and that she
didn't care for him.
The record of the first daughters
death gives cOnvulsions as the cause, and
to the best of my knowledge she was
sick only two days. She died February
a, 1897
"On November g. 1898, her daughter
Cora, nine years old. died, the cause be-
ing given as heart failure. I buried all
of them, and after the death OF the sec
Ond daughter the mother came to my
shop more than ever
Il never could understand her. There
are things about an undertaking shop
which would turn the stomach of strong
men, yet she seemed to enjoy them and
nothing ever made her lose her nerve.
Not Popular with Women.
She was not popular with the women
of harrington, for she had the reputa-
ton of something's stretching the truth.
She was fascinating. however"
Did she learn anything Of the use Of
arsenic in your shop? Do you use 1t
In your embalmIng fluid?"
Yes; 1 do replied Mr.. Blocks And
for that reason it would not do much
good to exhume the bodies Of her first
husband and the children, for all OF
them will surely show traces OF arseniC
from the embalming fluid.
An important feature of the case came
to light with the filing of Arthur Bisson-
nettes will in probate court. Mrs. Yer
milya has repeatedly declared that she
was engaged to marry him.
Bissonette's will shows that he was en-
gagged to marry Miss Lydia Rivard, OF
Marshall, MINI. This IS in direct con-
tradiction to her statements Appraised
at 81. $50, Bissonette's estate consisted en-
tirely of personal property. Small be-
quests were made TO various relatives.
and the remainder is bequeathed to Miss
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
"SHE REVELED IN DEATH"
SAYSCHICAGOUNDERTAKER
Astounding Declaration Regarding Strange Mania of
Mrs. Louise Vermiya

Chicago, Nov. 1.-"She appeared to revel
in death" Such was the astounding
declaration made tonight by E. NJ.
Blocks, a harrington, Ill. undertaken,
when discussing Mrs. Louise Vermilya,
the woman at whose home Policeman
Arthur Bissonette was taken suddenly
i'll, later dying at Mercy Hospital. and
In whose home there have been at least
four other mysterious deaths.
"I buried her first husband" said Mr..
Blocks, "and later buried their two
daughters. All three died within two
years.
Il never knew so strange a woman.
For years before the death of her hus-
band 1t was notorious in Darlington that
Louise, as every one called hF, seemed
to delight in being in the presence Of
death"
Then Mr. Blocks related a series Of in
ctdents which for uncanny detNls rival
the most grewsome efforts Of Edgar Allan
Poe.
Even II she scarcely knew the peo-
pie at whose home there had been a
DEATH" said he, she would go to the
home and almost force herself upon
them. She would help to dress and pre-
pare the body for burial, and appeared
to delight In it.
Spent Hours in MOrEue.
when her husband died, October 8,
1896. she came to my undertaking shop.
Then she began to come regularly, and
sometimes spent hours at a time here.
when there would be dead body in the
place
displaying a morbid desire to be
near and handle dead bodies, she would
wash and dress the bodies, dress the
hair, and she even watched the process
of embalming with the keenest interest
and without a tremor
Less than five months after the
death of her husband, her three and
half year old daughter, Florence,
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
Police and Fire Pensions.

The attention given last night by the
board of directors of the Chamber of
Commerce to the pension fund for the
policemen and fremen is fully war-
ranted by the exigencies of the situa-
ton
Congress has failed to make adequate
provision for those who are already
upon the roll. At present the money
for pensions is supplied mainly from
Police Court fines and dog taxes, and
as these resources are not sufficient to
meet the demand the result is that the
amounts paid monthly to the pensioners
are materially curtailed This imposes
a hardship upon the retired policemen
and fremen and upon the widows and
children of men who have died in the
line of duty
Some time ago a carefully prepared
pension bill was submitted to Congress-
1t was designed as substitute for the
present law, which is manifestly incom-
plete, and it ought to be passed at the
next session. In the meantime, a grave
emergency has arisen, The amounts
apportioned to the benefciaries of the
fund are none too large, even when
paid in full, and when they are reduced,
as is now imperative, much privation
and suffering result. It is to meet
this emergency that the Chamber of
Commerce has placed the matter in the
hands of a committee, and their efforts
to help the deserving pensioners should
meet with abundant success.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
BOHEMIA.

About Bohemia they pirate;
'Tis quite a fad.
Folks gather there and sit UP late,
Pretend they're bad
They'd have you believe their moral
queer.
But that's a sham.
You sit around and hope TO hear
An epigram.
At times near-writers come to dine,
Near-artists play
On wreezing violns that whine
In doleful way.
Near-poets touch you for a loan
Before you rise;
Ask for a ten. but get a bone
If you are wise.
Bohemia is always bleak;
Say what you please,
Its every corner seems to reek
OF musty cheese.
1t may delight the callow youth
+ And kindred folk;
But If you want. to know the truth.
1t is a joke.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
Food for Thought.

From the Saturday Evening Post.
Capt. Prescott of the Fifth infantry
was leading a long hike in the Philip.
pines. Food gave out and his command
was forced to resort to the emergency
rations. which consist of condensed food
Of one kind and another
The captain was riding past some negro
soldiers at breakfast time one morning
An old negro sergeant saluted.
"Cap'n." said the sergeant.
What is it?"
"Cap'n we-all don't like these yere i'm
aginary rationsm
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
Fairness of the People.

Nothing could better illustrate the
inherent fairness of the American people
than the spirit in which the govern
ment's prosecution of the steel trust is
being received.
Admitting that editorial comment at
fords an accurate consensus OF public
opinion, the fact is that nearly all the
newspapers have expressed regret that
the Attorney General should have con-
sidered it necessary to institute proceed
ings. Many of them seem to think that
it would have been wiser if the govern
tnent had followed Mr. Wickersham's
suggestion in a speech delivered bv him
not long ago, and in which he said that
corporations. alleged to be violating the
antitrust act should be allowed every
opportunity to comply with the law be-
fore being the subject of litigation.
Other papers insist that the heads of
the steel trust were cndeavoring to con-
form to the statute, and still others
claim that the prima facie facts do not
warrant prosecution.
Many quotations could be given. but
the following, from the Richmond
Tim,s-Dispatch. is typical:
1T would look as if Wickersham has
bit off more than he can chaw,' speak
ing in the Language of the street in his
desperate attack on the steel trust
There IS no question that it is trust,
but Is It a monopoly? How can it be
a monopoly when it does not control 80
per cent of the steel output of the coun-
try; when it has Cancelled its leases of
ore lands; when it has changed its whole
policy as to the shipment of freights over
the sJ-called steI roads? Has it not.
in fact, increased trade instead of re-
straining it? Is it not true that there
is only one fly in the ointment of these
apothecaries-the Tennessee Coal and
Iron concern-and was not that flv de-
posted in the pot by the highest author
ity in the world at the time? And was
not that interesting act performed bv
and with the advice and consent and
upon the recommendation OF the present
Attorney General of the United States.
then engaged in the private practice of
his noble professiOn2 Has not the steel
trust manifested the. most Eager desire
to place itself and its interests clearly
within the law? And if it has, ought
it not to be protected by the law. instead
IF being made the victim of the law?"
Everywhere the distinction is being
made between the Standard Oil trust
and the tobacco trust as compared with
the steel trust 1t is known that the
moral turpithde of the former was great,
while the tobacco trust was an actual
monopoly taking millions of dollars out
of the pockets of the people because it
was able to maintain prices When it |
is remembered that the cost of wire and |
wire nails has been reduced because the
independent manufacturers were selling
cheaper than the trust it is evident that
the steel trust did not dominate the
market
1t is good thing to. find that the
American people, as a whole, show dis
elimination and justice 1t demonstrates
that they are not ruled by mob spirit
and that they can exercise reason and I
-
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
Kyrle BeIIew Very III.

Salt Lake City. Utah. Nov. 1.-The con-
dition Of Kyrle Bellew, the actor, who
has been confined in his apartments in
the Hotel Utah since Friday morning.
when he was suddenly taken i'll, Is very
grave. The attending physician to-day
said that Mr.. Bellew has a serious case
Of pneumonia and is in a precarious con-
dition. His engagements have been can
celed.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
Uncle Walt Says Today:

II have kick coming the chronic crouch said then brick
bats hung around his head The pushers and boost
TAI tired of his game, and all those
noocrrp bGthe roosers jumped onto his frame. They
IN rolled him and ch1rned him until full of
'AANH ache and, then a last burned him alive at
the stake. Perhaps they ha-some critics may say their
wasn't tasty quite rehershay. But what makes
sker when starting boom than seeing kicker ree
ing with gloom file his objections and utter his and spring
recocon of booms gone before? And what rougher
temper and SOUL than hearing duer who worshps his roll
object all measures croakngs give and bak all
pleasures that him cent? To you who spurnng the
Boostee sports because of their burning CROUCH
Some method of slaughter needed for jays throwing cold
water things all their days. Walt MASON
Copyright by GeavsN AdAmaJ
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
FUNCTIONS OF CARDINALS.
Respective JurisdictiOn of Newly
HOnored PreIates Explained.

Considerable discussion of the kind Of
jurisdiction to be exercised by the three
American prelates just hOnored with the
title Of cardinal is being heard. A priest
who is close to Cardinal Gibbons ex-
planned yesterday thSt the title of car
dinal carries with 1t no additional juris-
diction, and that Archbishop Farley, Of
New York, one of the honored preIates,
will continue to exercise his present turis-
diction as archbishop of the see of New
York, and that Archbishop O'Connell will
do the same over the Boston diocese
Archbishop Diomede Falconio will go to
Rome and will no longer be a member Of
the American hierarchy.
Cardinal Gibbons at present exercises
the Jurisdiction of Archbishop of Balti-
more, and he will continue in that func-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-02
1t Wasn't Towser,

How cold your nose is"'
These words came from the daughter
Of the house, who was sitting in the
parIor with her beau.
Us. Towser in the parlor again." de-
manded her mother from the next room.
There was a long pause.
No. mother; Towser isn't in the par
lor"
And then silence resumed its reign.