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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-24
LIFE UNDER WRITERS
ATANNUALBANQUET
Insurance Men Plead for
Strict Business Honesty.

Declaring for 100 per cent honesty in
business dealings and more consistent
efficiency. fifty members of the District
of Columbia Life Underwriters Associa-
ton pledged themselves to a closer or
ganization at the first annual banquet in
the red room of the New Willard last
night.
The early part Of the evening passed in
song and Jest, and the serious part of
the programme was cared for by Toast
master John Dolph. II. B. F. mcfarland,
d. J. Callahan, William F. GUIDE, and z.
J. Clark. Mr. Dolph voiced an earnest
plea for cooperation, better service, and
absolute honesty in business.
d. J. Callahan, first vice president of
the Chamber of Commerce, gave an ar
ray OF figures showing the combined
wealth, capitalization, and resources of
life insurance companies in this country.
William F. GUIDE spoke of craftsmanship,
advising every salesman to make II
point to give his customer what he says
he will give, when he says he will give
1t, and. If possible little more than he
promised.
f. ]. Clark enumerated the hoped-for
reforms in the insurance laws of the
District. Mr.. Clark said legislation
should be enacted against rebating, stock
jobbing and stock option jobbing, embez-
Element, and Misrepresentation.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-24
Solving a Murder Mystery.

If. as now seems T. he the case, the
police succeed in solving the tragic
death of the Seventh street tobacconist,
they will be entitled to the hearty COM
mendation of the community. Grad
ually the net is being drawn around a
man who has been identified as the ag-
gressor in one brutal assault case, and
while, of course. no man can be char
acterized as guilty until he has been
convicted. enough data is already Sc
cured to make a plausible case
There has been so much Of mystery
and dramatic quality connected with
this tragedy that the local interest has
been intense. 1t is a matter of self
qualification that in supplying the pub
lie with the daily developments, The
Washington Herald has demonstrated
its enterprise and ability. Not only
has it stood alone in offering a reward
of $3.50 for information that would lead
to the arrest and conviction Of the mur-
derer, thus practically demonstrating its
earnest desire to aid the authorities in
unraveling the mystery. but it has,
through the efforts of its reporters, at
forded substantial information leading
to definite results The stories which
it has printed. we'll written and of thrill
ing interest have in themselves been adj
mirable examples of newspaper work
For the sake of the good name of the
community it is to be hoped that the
mystery will be solved and that the
guilty party will be brought to justice.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-24
SOUTHERN ROADS
SEEKING RELIEF
Twenty-six Represented at
|. e. C. Hearing.

Seeking relief from the long and short
haul clause Of the recent amendments 70
the interstate commerce law, twenty-six
railroads hauling lumber in Southeast
ern territory were represented before
the Interstate Commerce Commission
yesterday, when Commissioner PrOuty
conducted special examination OF the
carriers.
Attorneys for tho lumber-carrying
roads asserted that rates to distributing
points must sometimes be lower than
rates to intermediate points. citing Cairo,
Ill. as an example.
Competition from the West and South
west. declared VI. p. Wright. general
freight agent for the Central of Georgia,
required a lower through rate on lumber
to Cairo from the Southeast than the
rate to Cincinnati, Louisville or inter-
mediate points
Among the roads represented at the
hearing were the Southern, the SeabOard
Air Line, the Atlantic Coast Line. the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis;
the Central Of Georgia, and various con-
Meeting carriers, all Of whom ask the
the commission to make concessions
in the enforcement of the long
and short haul clause. The hearing
probably will continue for several days.
The longIand short haul question is also
pending before the Commerce Court.
which Is expected to hand down a decree
December 3.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-24

with patriotic approval. 1t is evident,
therefore, that Sir Edward Grey is in
an embarrassing and delicate position.
1t is to be hoped, however, that he will
couch his explanation to the English
people in tactful language, allaying
popular suspicion against Germany,
while showing that England has not
acted in any manner derogatory to its
national policies If he can do this,
he will accomplish much toward pres
ervation of the worlds peace There
is no reason why Germany and Eng
land should not be friendly. rivals in
the great struggle for commercial su-
premacy, and all we'll wishers of both
nations earnestly hope that this will be
the case.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-24
INDIANS TO USE
POWER OF BALLOT
Will Gather Here to Form
Political Organization.

A convention will be held in this city
early in December to perfect an organi-
zation of North American Indians, and
there will be delegates present from
every Indian tribe in North America
1t will be the purpose Of this conven-
ton to perfect this organization under
the name of the Brotherhood of North
American Indians. They will adopt a
constitution and bylaws, elect officers,
and perform the other functions of a
convention, IN order to make a compact
organization and WELD the proper influ-
ence- for the protection of their rights.
The power of the ballot will be used,
as in a number of States the Indians
hold the balance of power.
For instance, in the new State of ArI-
IONA, at the last election there was a
Republican majority of 70S. The Indian
vote in that State is 5000.
In Idaho, where there is a small Re-
publican majority, the Indian vote is
1850.
In Minnesota the Indian vote is 9.165.
In Montana, where there is a Republic
can majority of but 400, the Indian vote
is 5000
In the new State of New Mexico, where
there is a Republican majority Of 3SS.
the Indian vote is 1000
In North Dakota the Indian vote is
300
In oklahoma, where the last Demo-
cratic majority was about 5000, the In
dian vote is about 32,GDO.
Every political platform adopted in any
of those States where there is an Indian
vote must contain a promise OF Indian
requirements and the protection of the
rights of Indian citizens, or else the
party refusing to make such promise will
likely go down in defeat.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-24
Aiding the Pure Food Laws.

Another sound bit OF logic has come
from DR., Harvey w, Wiley in his ad
dress delivered before the convention Of
the Association Of Official Agricultural
Chemists, which closed here yesterday.
He pointed out the necessity Of a closer
relationship between various scientific
authorities and better organization in
the cities. both for the purpose of learn
ing where and how offcnses are conf
mitted, and what new preventive meas
ures are being tried with success.
Cooperation with municipal officials
is splendidly exemplihcd in this city,
where the health office joins hands with
the forces Of the Department of Agri-
culture Similar cooperation should
exist in other cities between the city
and government authorities if the Fed
eral and State laws arc to be enforced
rigidly
1t is manifestly an impossibiity for
DR.. Wiley, with his poorly paid and
rather scant force of assistants, to en-
force all laws adequately If the De
partment OF Agriculture is required to
cope not only with the INSCRIPTIONS
manufacturer, but the Jealous. suspicious
city authority as well, the crusade for
pure food will surely lose ground.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-24
PROPHETS" GIVE DINNER.
KnIIIpoIis Grotto Holds Thanks
giving Ceremonial.

More than 500 Prophets attended the
grand ceremonial session and Thanks
giving dinner held last night by Kallip-
oils Grotto. No. Is, Mystic order Yelled
Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, at
the National Rifles Armory.
n large class Of candidates was taken
across the River Styx in the same grand
spectacular manner as those who made
the trip when the Supreme Council at
tended the ceremonial at the New Will
lard in October. Following the sere-
monies in the upper hall an informal re-
ceptiOn was given the new Prophets"
and, with Monarch Shreve leading all
marched to the lower hall, where the big
dinner was served
Monarch John II. Shreve was the toast
master, and toasts were responded TO by
Rev. II. T. Stevenson. Charles NJ. Yeates,
one Of the candidates last night; DR.. w
+. r. Phillips, formerly dean of the
medical department of George Washing
ton University and now head OF that de-
partment of the University Of Alabama
at Mobile, and William F. GUIDE, who
was the grand marshal OF the parade
during the Supreme Council session. An
orchestra played while the members sang
the songs in The GrOtto Songster," and
the banquet broke up at a late hour.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-24
FIRE PROTECTION
OF SCHOOLS UP
Chamber Committee Will In
yestigate Charges.

Taking the stand that the recent
charges against the fire protection OF
public schools in the District are of too
serious a nature to be either believed
or discredited without a thorough in
vestigation. the public schools commit
tee of the Chamber of Commerce last
night authorized the appointment of a
subcommittee to investigate the ques-
ton.
George F. Williams. washington Top
ham, and B. B. Earnshaw were appoint
ed a subcommittee to look into the fire
protection afforded public schools and
report to the full committee.
The matter came up for discussion
through the questioning of the fire pro-
lection measures at the Central High
School. Though no definite stand was
taken by any member of the committee.
the consensus of opinion seemed to be
that better protection should be afford
ed students at that institution.
DR.. A. r. Ramsay. vice chairman of
the committee. was elected to the chair
manship to fill the vacancy left by the
recent death of Percival Brown. DR..
Ramsay was delegated to ascertain If
the committee could assist in obtaining
the necessary appropriation for the
proposed new Central High School
building. A resolution was passed ex-
pressing faith and confidence in Dr.
William NJ Davidson, superintendent Of
schools, and inviting Dr. Davidson to
meet with the committee at his con-
venience and go over the school situa-
ton.
The following members OF the COM
mittee were present: DR.. A T. Ramsay,
chairman; T. T. Smith, B. B. Earnshaw,
Washington Topham, George F. Will
Jams, and Thomas Grant, secretary.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-24
TABLOID THOUGHTS.

From the DeSeret Evening News
There is plenty OF room at the top.
This is due to the fact that most people
want to get in on the ground floor
From the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
If all census reports were as optimistic
as those now emanating from the bureau
at Washington. the whole country could
afford to bull the market all the time.
From the Milwaukee Free PreS.
A Boston man says he doesn't know
how many autos he owns. Bet he said
that 10 the assessor.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Our notion OF the "meanest man" is the
one who sues a girl for breach Of promise.
From the Houston Post.
Rats and puffs must go, according to a
fashion expert, but the dear ladies may
be depended upon to wear something just
as foolish.
FROM the Charleston News and Courier.
Love makes the world go round, if
everything is square.
From the Florida Times-Union.
Dissolve The Hague peace tribunal and
maybe these many wars will cease.
From the Louisville Courier-Jornal
why does a waiter demand OF me a
I0-Cent tip with a 25-cent order when the
10 cents will pay my car fare TO and
from hOme?" asks a contributor TO the
New York World. Possibly because 1t
will pay his.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-24
PACKERS APPEAL
TO CHIEF JUSTICE
Chicago Attorneys Fail in
Their Attempt.

The indicted Chicago beef packers
through their attorneys. John s. Miller
and Levy Mayer, yesterday formally APP
peaIed to the United States Supreme
Court from the judgment of United
States Circuit Judge c. c. Kohlsaat, OF
Chicago, Qaushlng the writ Of habeas cor
pus obtained by the packers recently.
Attorneys Miller and Mayer appeared
personally In the interest of their clients.
Their first step was to file the record OF
the proceedings in the habeas corpus case
as they were had in Judge kohlsaats
court. These were filed with the clerk
and the case docketed. Then the attor-
neys went to the home of Chief Justice
White to make application for a stay
OF proceedings in the criminal cases now
pending against the packers on indlct-
ments in the Dirtrlct Court for Northern
Illinois, before Judge Carpenter. at Chi
cagO. The Chief Justice declined to re-
ceive the motion personally or In cham
bers, and notified the attorneys that they
would have to make 1t before the full
court in open term.
The court is in recess until Monday,
December 4. On that date Messrs. Mil
Ter and Mayer will appear and make the
formal application for supersedeas, unless
Judge carpenter at chicago voluntarily
grants stay of proceedings in the GRIM
inal cases arising on the indictments re-
turned against the beef packers. This
action. the attorneys believe, he will take,
at least to the extent of suspendlng pro-
ceedngs pending the presentation OF the
motion In the Supreme Court, on Decem-
Der 4, and the action of the Supreme
Court thereon.
The attorneys left Washington in the
afternoon for Chicago. The criminal
cases are to come up in Judge Carpen-
ter's court Monday. unless he consents to
grant a stay of proceedings.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-24
A Speech of Some Importance

1t is no wonder that all Europe is
awaiting impatiently the speech which
Sir Edward Grey has promised to de-
liver on next Monday detailing the in
side history of the relation borne by
Great Britain to the German Occupa-
ton of Morocco. The occasion and
the topic will call into requisition all
the diplomatic ability which Sir Ed
ward possesses. There will be a nat
ural temptation to extol Great Britain
at the expense of Germany, and it will
be easy to impute to the German En-
peror selfish and even unworthy mo-
tives in sending a German war ship to
Agadir. If, on the other hand, the
speech is conservative and apologize,
the jingoes in England will arise in
their wrath and insist that their flag
has been trailed in the dust
Unfortunately. there is an anti-Ger-
man sentiment in Great Britain and a
decidedly anti-English feeling in Ger
many. The rulers of both countries are,
of course, less pronounced in their
views than the people, and the fact is
that they are constantly exercising great
moderation in their desire TO avoid
war. We find, however, the En-
peror's personal friend declaring that
if Germany is forced to fight, she will
fight to the bitter end, although she
does not desire a conflict In England
a yelled threat against Germany meets
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-24
Ignorance About the District.

When the former governor of Idaho
addresses a letter to The Honorable
Mayor of Washington" in absolute ig-
norance Of the fact that Washington
has no mayor. it would seem as if a
campaign of education and enlighten-
ment concerning the District of Column
bia ought TO be instituted Immediately.
The commission form OF government
for the District is not a matter of yes
terday or last month 1t has been in
force for thirty years. practically. and
yet the knowledge of that fact does not
seem to have reached Idaho or become
apparent TO man who is of sufficient
importance to be elected governor Of
that State 1t is quite possible, under
these circumstances, that he is not
aware that the people Of the District
do not vote. 1t is also possible that this
lack OF information is quite general
throughout the country. II ought to be
d pleasing task for the Chamber Of
Commerce or the Board of Trade to
enter at once upon the work Of adver-
Using the District OF Columbia to the
people who do not know the facts re-
garding the National Capital
We will continue to progress. Of
course, even if it is enormously be-
lieved that we are governed by a mayor
or that we elect a common council or
that we enact our own laws. At the
same time. let us do our part toward
removing the ignorance which so IN
fortunately prevails
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-24
oh, You, AdcIineI

From the Monroe wis., Sentinel.
Space and time are wanting for all that
perhaps should be said of the wonderful
playing of Adeline Packard. solo violin
iste. Technically her playing approx
mates faultIessness; the soul of the
true artist is hers, peeping forth to Smile
and dispOrt in dainty staccato runs, in
delightful trills and fanciful flights that
could seem to emanate from nothing
more material than a fairy bow in the
hand of genius daintily tripping over the
strings of ethereal harmony and anon
boldly coming forth IN paeans of praise
full, free, and rich in matchless music.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-24
AUTOS FOR GOVERNORS.
Chamber VIII "ShOw Washington"
to Visiting Executives.

At a specially called meeting Of the
board of directors of the Chamber Of
Commerce yesterday afternoon, the APP
pointment of a committee to entertain the
visiting Western governors on December
7 was authorized. The entertainment
will include an automobile ride through
the city
The governors will reach Washington
on a special train at 9 o'clock IN thu
morning Besides the Pullmans occupied
by members of the party. the train will
contain four exhibition cars, containing
Western Industrial and agricultural
products The morning will be spent at
the New Willard, where the party will
join the Rivers and Harbors Congress.
At luncheon the governors will be guests
of their State delegations at the Capitol,
and the automobile ride will follow, I'M
der the auspices of the Chamber OF
Commerce. The party will dine With
President Taft at the White House and
leave Washington at midnight.
The party will include Cows. A. o.
Eberhart, Minnesota; John Burke, North
Dakota; r. D. Wesley, South Dakota;
Edward L. Norris, Montana; James II.
Hawley. Idaho; Oswald West, Oregon;
NJ f. Hay, Washington: ]. NJ Carey.
wyoming; John F. Shafroth, Colorado,
and T. l. Oddie, Nevada.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-24
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY.
By A, w. MACY.
A FLEET CAPTURED BY
CAVALRY.

In 1894. when France was ar
rayed in arms against the rest of
Europe, the Dutch fleet became
icebound in the Zuyder Zee, which
forms the harbor of Amsterdam.
A body of French cavalry under
Gen. Pichegru surrounded IL, and.
galloping across the ice, attacked
the great ships and captured
them. Had the Dutch comman-
ders been as smart as Napoleon
the result might have been other
wise. At one time when he saw his
adversaries posted on a frozen lake
he brought his artillery to bear
and shot the ice from under them.
letting them into the water.
Copyright 1sI1, By Joseph B. BowlsA)
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-24
Oldest Engine to Be Retired.

From the Chicago Examiner.
In short time now the oldest locomo-
tive in the Americas will be put out of
commission. II has spent an uneventful
existence travelling over thirteen miles of
road between Carlton and GreenvilFe, on
the east side of the Ottawa River, not
far from Quebec.
1t has run back and forth during the
tourist season on the only broad gauge
road on the continent. Now that the
property has been purchased by the Ca
madam Northern, it is hoped that a part
Of the track and the engine that was new
when the gold rush to California was
young may be preserved in a museum.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-24
The value of the Catfish.
the Florida Times-Union.

From the Florida TmesGnion-
Among the many and varied industries
of Florida, fishing is one of the most i'm
portant. 1t is, however, not generally
known that the catfish is a money-winner
for some, and that man named Bass, at
Fort Myers. has over seventy men en-
ployed in catching the usually despised
cats" The Fort Myers Press says that
Capt. Bass ships two to four cars of cat
fish North every day, and finds a ready
ana steady market for them.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-24
The Conservation of the Child.

Full appreciation of the truth of the
old adage, "As the twig is bent the
tree is inclined" is shown by the Asso-
ciated Charities when it devotes an
evening to the consideration of child
welfare We shall make no progress
in real civilization if we do not take
into account the fact that the children
of the present generation are the men
and women of the next, and that these
children must be better in every way
than their parents.
Realizing, therefore, that the child
is the basis of society, it is important
that the education, training, and health
of children shall be seriously regarded.
Judge Julian w Mack is unquestion-
ably right, however, when he asserts
that there can be no substitute for the
good mother, and that every effort
should be made to prevent the separa
ton of the child from its parents.
There are very many well-meaning peo-
pie who think that municipal regulation
can take the place of parental author
ity, and who would fill official institu-
tons with children taken from their
homes. Judge Mack very properly op-
poses this latter idea, and only in ex-
IRENE cases. where the mother is not
fit for the child or the child is not fit
for the mother. does he think that sep
aration should occur He is equally
critical of the proposition that parents
should be relieved of responsibility
1t is so easy for enthusiastic senti-
mentality to overstep the bounds of
practical sense that the views expressed
by Judge Mack should be given the
widest publicity There is no doubt
that child welfare is an important sub
ject. and that much good has been done
in lessening the hours of child labor, in
tenement conditions, and in
providing Fairgrounds The establish
ment of juvenile courts is another i'm
portant step in the pathway Of progress.
At the same time, the idea that official
authority can supplant the parent and
the home is a most dangerous doctrine
1t is socialism rampant
Herbert s. Bigelow proposes that pol
itics be made as popular as baseball.
That would be easy if everybody under
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-24
ALLEGES DISCRIMINATION.
PittsburE Asks Lower Coal Rate
from Railroads.

II. P. McCue, traffic manager of the
Pittsburg Coal Company, occupied the
stand yesterday morning before the In
terstate Commerce Commission in the
hearing on the Pittsburg-Lake cargo
coal case. Pittsburg operators are at
lacking as excessive the IS cents ton
rate en- bituminous coal from Pittsburg
to Ashtabula Harbor, on Lake Erie Mr..
McCue declared that not only are there
determinations against the Pittsburg dis
trict in the lake traffic, but also in ship
ments to the Eastern markets and tide
water.
He said the Pittsburg operators pay
twice the rate per ton mile, COM
pared TO the shipments from West Viz
ginia fields, though the Eastern haul is
much more expensive than the haul to
the Lakes. on account of the grades and
the size Of the trains.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-24
THIRTY PERISH IN RIVER.
Bridge Goes Down, Weakened by
Rains in France.

Paris. Nov. 23-Thirty passengers lost
their lives to-day by the breaking down
of bridge over which train was pass
ing on the State Railway near Saumur
The train, which was bound from An
gers to Poitiers. carried about 100 pas
sengers.
While crossing the bridge over the
Thouet River, the structure. which had
been weakened by recent floods. gave
way, sending the entire train into the
swollen stream.