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The Washington herald., 1911-07-09
TERRELL { LITTLE SALES.
severaI Deal. cIo.ea ior charle. ]

Several Deals Closed for Charles e.
Wire in Past Week.
Terrell & Little report the following re-
cent sales:
For Charles z. Wire. l65s-I6sI-iseS New
ton street, all three-story residences. Iafe-
ly completed by Mr.. Wire. Prices. $500
to 5000
For Mr.. Wire. one Of the few houses
left on Webster street. between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets. This sale
leaves only three houses Of row Of
eleven that Mr.. Wire is now building.
five Of which were sold before the builder
broke ground. Price. $500
For cahilI & DUNCAN. ITO and 1542 XII
bourne street Each Of these dwellings
brought $4,000.
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vANDERBILTS MAY COME.
Rumor Says Quay House Was Sol
TO Them.

Rumor Says Quay House Was Sold
TO Them.
Promise of a notable addition to the
New York circle of Washington society
is held out in the report that George
Vanderbilt is the purchaser of the resi-
dence of former Senator Matthew s.
Quay, of Pennsylvania, at 1872 X street
northwest. The sale was made by Rich
ard A. Quay, son of the late Senator,
through the real estate firm of Poe &
Hill. The deal was closed Friday, and
involved a consideration of $4,000
The house is now occupied by Repre-
tentative Francis Burton Harrison, OF
New York, whose lease expires October l.
1t has been rumored for some time the
Vanderbilts were negotiating for Wash
ington residence, and well-founded ru-
NOR has it that the Quay house has
passed into their hands.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Vanderbilt are
now spending their summer on their
expensive estate at Biltmore. N. C.
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body of the drown man has not been re-
covered.
EIectric Fam Cnu,ed Death.

Hartford. Conn, July S.-Terrance Daily,
2 labOrer, died last night from rheuma-
tism of the heart. On Thursday, DAILY
spent most of the time in front of an
electric fan with his chest exposed. The
doctor says this brought on muscular
rheumatism, for which no relief could
be given.
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LOST LIVES IN TUPPER LAKE.
New York Man and Woman Drowned
When Boat Cnpsized.

Utica, July S.-w. E Ledgerfood. and
Miss Shalleck, of New York, were
drowned in Big Tupper Lake late yes
terday afternoon. Mr.. Ledgsrwood, his
wife. and Miss shalleck We're trolling OPP
posite Paigs Bluff when big fish was
hooked. and there was so much excite
ment in the boat that it was overturned.
throwing the occupants into deep water.
Mr.. Ledgerwood tried to assist the young
woman, but appeared to- be seized with
cramps. He sank in less than minute
after the accident. and did not come up
again.
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win EKtradite Engll,hmen.

Albany. July S-Gov. Dix has approved
the application Of the governor Of Penn
sylvania for the extradition of Alfred
George Curphy and Capt Thomas w.
Kirkbride, the Iondoners wanted in
Pittsburg TO testify in the divorce action
brought by Thomas w. Mellon. the mil
lionaire. against his wife.
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SAN JAcINTo SURVIVOR DEAD.
AIonxO steele Was Desperately
nUuundch IL, Ternn War

wounded in Texan War.
Dallas. July s.-Alonzo Steele, the last
survivor of the battle of San Jacinto.
was found dead in his bed at Thornton,
Tex, this morning, at the home Of his
grandson, Alvin Steele. He was ninety
four years old and his death was due
TO advanced age
Steele did gallant service in the war
fought by Texas TO gain its independence
from Mexico and was with Gen. Sam
Houston. at San Jacinto. In that battle
Steele was shot through the right breast
and desperately wounded.
When the news of steele's death was
received in Austin to-day the flag on the
State capitol building was placed at
haIf-mast by order OF Gov. Colquitt
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81 ,OeO. 900 EIlxS Lodge opened.

New York, July S.-The new home OF
the Eiks. at los West Forty-third street,
was opened for inspection yesterday, It
is supposed TO be the finest Of Elks'
lodges. and cost more than Sl.OO0.OoO. TAX
ing two years to build. A roof garden.
refrigerating plant. electric generating
plant. and a vacuum cleaning system
are among the various features OF the
new building.
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Robbed OF Levels in Hotel.

Boston, July S.-While Mr.. and Mrs.
George Philler. of Philadelphia, were alb
sent from their rooms at a local hotel
last night, false-key workers entered the
apartment and stole 5000 IN jewels.
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Body of Bather Found.

New York, July S.-The body of Ecidio
laborer, forty years old, was
picked up in the North River at o'clock
this morning. Triwine was drowned
while bathing on July s. He lived at 147
West Tooth street.
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The design Of George Oakley 1ot-
ten. Jr.. the local architect. for a $4,000
addition to the District Home for Aged
and Inirm, At Glesboro Point. D. C., his
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rooms. 1t viii be OF red brick, in keep
ing with the present building. and will
Comprise two stories and an attic.
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/. pLsTRle1 z coLuneIA

wing to the present building. 1t win
provide additional space for the dining
room and win contain two large dorml-
tories ana number Of small private
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been accepted and bids have been asked
Of local contractors for the construction
work
The new addition win be IN the form OF
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-15

And It is unfortunate, but natural the
opposition papers at home choose to
play politics with this action. Simply
because the State or War department
or the White House has not seen fit
to disclose all Of its plans and pur-
poses in detail explaining its moves
in advance. should not afford excuse
for wilfully distorting or misconstru-
ing motives. II is enough to know
that exigencies Of the neutrality laws
and the interests of Mexico, the United
States and other countries call for the
presence of our troops right where
they are. Suppose they we're not there
and the potential dangers requiring
their presence should suddenly be-
come actual, what then would the
same critics be saying of the govern
ment's conduct?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-15
EDITORIAL FILBUSTERING.

Springfield Republican: Texas is now
the spotlight corner of the continent 1t
has both the army and Senator Bailey.
Pttsburg Dispatch This mobilization
business may be a game all right but
the question is ON whom is the joke?
Washington Star: Those Mexicanos may
not know much about fighting, but at least
it cannot be said of them that they don't
know frijoles!
Washington Post. Calling out the Life
Guards to suppress a couple Of Hounds
ditch anarchists is perhaps no funnier than
ordering out 10000 regulars to watch those
three Mexican insurgents
Sprinfield Republican: When General
Sheridan went to Texas, in 1866, he took
with him 5000 men who had had consid-
cradle experience along the Potomac and
marching through Georgia. The French
emperor at once concluded that he had had
enough.
Houston Post The army quartermasters
ought to be considerate enough to see that
the boys get all the strawberries and cream
they want. The fields are blushing with
the fruit and the cioudbursts of cream are
making the rivers of delight break their
entertainments.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-15
People Talked About

James Mansell, an employe OF the Hast
ings (England) Corporation, has just re-
ceived his medal for taking part in the
storming Of the Taxa forts, more than
fifty years ago.
A wealthy woman in New York has
given as a memorial TO her dead husband
$4,000 to be used as a fund for injured
firemen Of the city. This sort Of a monu-
ment is one which more than the costliest
marble will make mans memory honored
and cherished.
Joe Clark, OF Junction City, Perry county,
Ohio, has so many offices he does not know
what 10 do. Whenever there is a vacancy
in an office in that city they say: 20,
give il to Joe" and they do. Now he wishes
to get rid Of some Of his offices and has
asked the attorney general for relief.
Charles r. Crisp. son OF a former
speaker. is TO be Speaker Clark's clerk. to
success Asher p. Kinds. Kinds, Tom
Reeds former Fidus Achates, will be on
the floor as a representative OF the first
Maine district, and the majority managers
win do wei to keep their eyes on him.
Herbert b. Milford, Wilmette, Ill, lef,
his desk In the Harris Trust and Savings
bank 20 carry off the first prize In a
cooking contest. IN which women were his
competitors. His strawberry shortcake was
given the blue ribbon at the annual
domestic science exhibition Of the Woman
club Of Wnmette
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-15
Direct Election of senntors.

CLINTON, Ia. March Ito the Editor
Of The Bee: AS a citizen member OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic, feel much
interest in our political practice. In my
army service, and since have sought tc
learn the purpose of citizenship. My first
anxiety is to be correct in the choosing OF
all public officers, in that the public in
terest is prior. and at all times paramount
/ very much hope for an amendment tC
the federal constitution providing for nom.
nation and election of United States sen
ators by direct popular vote. Every reason
points to the fact that the present plan Of
choosing senators contradicts the organic
base Of July 4, 1T76, and also contradicti
natural economy OF laws, expecting reason
TO determine right and wrong Nations
like individuals, are responsible TO ma
lures economy of laws for their acts. Elk
perienoe attests the wisdom OF natures
plan and self-interest in man makes &
unsafe to trust officers TO be sovereigns
which must be subject 10 the direct choic,
Of the citizens votes. Nations are no
Justified in making laws that destroy tn,
purpose Of citizenship.
MARK MATHEWS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-15
Lest We Forget.

Reinforcing The Bees declaration
that Nebraska without the initiative
and referendum has today on its
statute books more reform legislation
than has Oregony South Dakota or any
of the initiative and referendum
states, and therefore is not in urgent
need of being rescued" from misrule,
the Fremont Tribune says:
Four years ago the Nebraska Legislature
wrote into law more good, wholesome leg
islation than was ever enacted at any ses-
sion OF our law-making body. Then 1t was
that the people Of the state had to an al
most complete degree restored to them the
reins of power Nebraska was, therefore,
in the van of reform legislation and the
record, all things considered, is highly
creditable to it.
Just how these measures were put
through the legislature by the ire
sistible force of public opinion, and in
response to the popular will, should
not be overlooked. Four years ago
the program of progressive legislation
was written into the republican state
platform by a convention made up in
the old-fashioned way. After the
candidates were nominated the editor
OF The Bee synopsized the planks into
statement pledging support to them
and invited all republican legislative
candidates to sign the same. OF the
1873 republican legislative nominees
| Atayp h rHr hi -gar
natures to this statement, and of those
elected more than majority in each
house were thus committed to the pro-
gram. Governor Sheldon pasted the
sheet of The Bee containing the plat
form pledges on the wall of the execu.
tive ONCE and crossed them of one by
one as the bills Incorporating the sub,
ject matter came to him for his APP.
proval.
We believe it can be said, without
contradiction, that were it not fol
these signed public pledges procured
by the editor of The Bee several o.
these important measures would hav,
failed, particularly the direct primary
the terminal tax, the employers liza
bility act and the removal of tn,
5000 limit to recovery Of damages
for death. Whether these substantial
reforms could have been accomplished
easier or better by the initiative an,
referendum route is decidedly open Il
question. At all events, they wer
accomplished by this persistent an,
well directed effort which put Ne
braska in the van among Progressive
states.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-15

Affirming the validity Of the cor
poration tax law the United States SUI
preme court bases its decision on the
very point on which the governments
defense turned, that It is not q tax on
incomes from corporate investments,
but an excise tax on the transaction of
corporate business. In other words,
this is not tax on property, nor on
the earnings of property, but on the
privilege to do business as a corpora
ton II is rather complimentary to
the trainers OF the law that this unan-
unity of view as to the vital principle
involved is reached by the court
Notwithstanding the theory that
this is a tax on the doing of business,
It works out in practice as a tax on
the earnings of the stockholders. But
at the rate of per cent upon all net
earnings over and above $4,000, It
should not operate as a burden to any
interest. AS a revenue producer it
should justify itself, if it brings in
such sum as &25,OOO,OOO annually
as it is assured it will. Possibly the
operation of the law may tend to
break down some of the opposition to
the principle of the income tax.
Justice Day, in delivering the courts
decision, takes occasion to defend the
publicity clause of the law, a provision
emphasized by the president in urging
the passage of the bill. SO long as
corporations are protected in their
rights and relations with respect to
their competitors he believes this pro
| vision should not be Objectionable, but
rather essential to the successful
working of the law. For without II Il
might be difficult, If not impossible
! to obtain all the desired returns OF
which to base the levy. The law ii
one of those departures that naturally
depend on time and experiment fol
their full vindication, but this prob
ably will not be lacking, especially Il
it should be followed up with an in
come tax reaching earnings from tn,
other sources.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-15
"A C1ub and Communication Form.


OMAHA. March t4-Tc the Editor Of The
Bee: a word about the Al club bill ad-
vocating the commission form Of govern
ment | have read the digest carefully and
although l purposely abseuted myself from
the AID club meetings when such bill was
under discussion I have watched the prog
ress OF the agitation from its inception. IL
may not be generally known that many
members Of the Omaha Ad club, some OF
them charter members even founders Of
the same, and some of them OF more recent
acquisition, earnestly deplore this latest
move on the part OF the club. Their OBJ
iections are based on the belief that II is
none of the Ad clubs business to butt into
politics II seems to me-and / am one OF
the first dozen who Joined the omaha AID
club, now composed heterogeneously of
something like $50 members-that the club
is running amuck and getting sadly sdrift
! from the original purpose namely, the up
lifting and purifying Of advertising and
the bringing together on a more fraternal
basis those who have publicity RESPONSE
billties upon them.
have nothing TO say for or against the
commission form Of government My vote,
| however, is in reserve and il will be in
/ telligent. I maintain that 1t is none of
| the Ad clubs business to force such a bill
as drawn up by the erstwhlle great paclf-
lcator, upon the attention Of the public OF
| the legislature. There are other closer OPP
portunities for reform wholly within the
province of the AID club other than getting
into politics. There is the elimination OF
! fake advertising phase of publicity ram
pant and crying; there is the advocacy OF
/ truth in all forms of advertising, some
thing sure to win the heartiest sympathy
Of your readers; and there is the general
uplift of the tone Of advertising a consum-
nation devoutly to be wished by all classes
of reading Americans. These are, to my
mind, as an advertising man of some
standing, infinitely more in line with the
! Omaha AID clubs reasons for existence
l have spoken to dozens of members OF
the Omaha Ad club who are heartily in
sympathy with the position which l am
now enuncating
l question if one-half of the club mem.
bers who endorsed this commission form
of government proposition, know anything
| whatever of civic science or what II meant
per capita Of taxation to run a great mod
ern metropolitan city such as Omaha.
| even go so far as to question If over one
half of those who voted for this endorse
ment know Mayor Dahlman by sight Let
the Omaha Ad club get back to business.
COMMON SENSE.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-15
BRYAN and Wilson

Mr. Bryan's meeting with Governor
Woodrow Wilson as the latters guest
at his home was, of course, not to dis
cuss politics, but Mr.. Bryan is not
taking dinner with Governor Harmon
even on Sunday. He now and then
throws out flattering remark about
Champ Clark, predicting great results
for the democratic party with the Mis-
sourian in the speakers chair. He
has not as yet said much about the
qualifications of Dr. Wilson for presi-
dent, nor committed himself to any
one candidate, not even to Hoke
Smith, who, he admitted, would re-
ceive his support If nominated Moth
ing would be more natural than that
Mr.. Bryan and Governor Wilson
should find way to come together.
So long as Governor Harmon, not
Governor Wilson, is the man supposed
to be preferred of the interests, ("
democrats may find a Bryan-Wilson
alliance vital in determining their con-
test for leadership. 1t may be the
weight to tip the scales as between the
opposing factions of the party. Talk
of Champ Clark for the next presi-
Dental nominee at this time seems
idle. Clark as speaker is much more
likely to embarrass his party than to
endow himself with overpowering
strength to force his nomination in
1912, If the party comes out of the
two sessions of congress preceding the
next election unwhipped Of the results
of Champ Clarkism, it will do we'll
indeed.
Nor is there possibility of Mr..
Bryan's getting any further from the
front of the stage in democratic poll
tics than he is right now. He him.
self admits he is not in retirement
And If he did not admit it his quiet
visits to this leader and that would
suggest 1t plainly enough. The New
| York World is loath to believe that he
himself is not still candidate, and in
this case, he probably is not and will
not become a candidate, but he may
be counted on to influence the selec
ton of the next democratic. nominee
or write the platform or do both. An
other man, thrice defeated in the goa
Of his ambition, might retire, but Mr.
Bryan will not and the fact that h,
will not and does not, is somewhat o.
a tribute to his dominant, indomitabl,
nature. He is force with which
democracy still has to reckon anC
democracy need make no wry face
about It.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-15

NORTH LOUP, Neb., March H-TO the
Editor of The Bee: One Olof Hanson.
writing from far off Seattle, Wash takes
us to task and tells us poor, deluded and
ignorant parents of deaf children in Me-
braska what we don't want what we don I
know, and that we should allow others to
decide for us. The writer is one OF these
Ignorant parents Of deaf children. For
nineteen years now he has kept still and
allowed the combined method" to be tried
in the Nebraska School for the Deaf, but
has yet to find one single pupil going out
from its doors a practical speaking and
lip reading person. The writer knows and
has met a great many and with the ex-
ception of very few who can hear some
they must all write and he written to in
order to carry on any conversation with
ordinary people. 1t seems to us parents
that the head of our school, instead of
ridicullng this movement in his school
paper should bow to our desire and help
us in the movement. In Chicago, while
they stll maintain the combined schools
and allow the parents to choose, they have
! also put in the oral schools and last year
not single parent entering new pupils
chose the old combined school, but every
single one chose the new oral school.
Whether better or not this shows what
the parents think and want
No mental training or attainment can
compare with the ability to communicate
ones thoughts to others by speech and in
turn to understand common ordinary
| speech of others.
This movement is not a fight against
/ Superintendent Stewart and his corps OF
helpers; we do not ask them to change
their views as to methods; but we dc
| insist that we have q right to choose the
method of teaching our own children II
not inconsistent with good citizenship We
may be all wrong and the advocates Of the
present combined method right. But after
nineteen years of experience with my owr
children, after extended correspondence and
! investigation, 1 have yet to find a single
authority who has had practical expert,
ence under both methods that does mol
say that the oral lip reading method Is
feasible and practicable, that practical
every day speech and lip reading cannot
be attained under the old combined method
and can only be attained under the purely
oral and lip reading method. They may
differ as to the ease with which 1t may
be acquired and the time required, bu
they all agree that it is both feasible and
practicable. If it can he acquired W,
parents want 1t for our children REGARDLESS.
Of any details or the time required
e. ]. BABCOCK.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-15
BelliEerent PrOpagandists.

Miss Sylvia Pankhurst may be vast
ing her time storming San Francisco,
A city that has withstood the tempests
as it has is not going to fall for the
hurrah of this London suffragette. II
is a gay town, about the gayest on the
continent, so gay that it is sometimes
called the Paris of America. But
that boots nothing for Miss Pank-
hurst, or her cause. She will draw
crowds there as she will in other
American cities, but as MIR. Bryan has
said, American crowds do not always
vote the way they cheer.
Yet, we are a patient and tolerant
folk, easily amused, ready to be ca
ioled, practical-we realize that even
crusaders have to live. Emma Gold
man and Mrs. Nation never have been
denied hearing in this country. But
| they have been heard and that is
about all. Nobody begrudged them
the receipts at the box Office, but only
few trailed them away from the
stage door for further particulars, or
wept at the mourner's bench. Amer
! lean women as well as men have a
way of taking their own views of life,
while according to others there. Not
until the sacrifice of being without the
nostrum Miss Pankhurst brings be-
come more acute than it is at pres
ent. are they likely to do for her any
more than they have done for other
belligerent.
Miss Pankhurst, though, must know
her business. And, evidently, it is a
very prosperous one. She may have
no false ethical notions of success,
after all. If she could count as one
of the emoluments of her crusade the
right of every woman to vote she
would be that much ahead, or, as one
might say in the vernacular, she might
even count that as so much velvet.
View her political doctrines as one
will, we must admire her system of
doing business. In that she shows
rare discriminative sense.