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The Washington herald., 1911-01-04

Senator Lafayette Young. the Des
Moines publisher. who just succeeded his
old friend. the late Senator Dolliver.
started into the newspaper business as
typesetter at the age Of eleven.
He was war correspondent for his own
paper in Cuba during the trouble with
Spain. but the most distressing expert
ence of his newspaper career. according
to his friends. came when he was barely
thirteen years old. The owner of the pa
per he was .typesetter on was lawyer.
and was called to q neighboring town
one afternoon on case over the owner
ship of q horse. '.Lafe'' Young took
charge of the paper in his absence.
About the only important piece Of news
that day was the wedding of a promi-
neEt couple. The bride was considerably
older than the bridegroom, and young
"Lafe' Young referred to this fact casu-
ally in the account that he wrote for the
paper. Moreover, he thought 1t would be
good enterprise to work in fitting
quotation. He had attended a children 4
party the night before where a lot OF
those old-fashioned candy hearts with
notices on them were PASSED around
One OF these candied epigrams seemed
particularly apt, and he worked 1t into
his article. 1t was as follows: There
was never a goose so old or gray that
soon or late. some sturdy gander would
come that way and claim her for his
mate
The bride seemed quite annoyed over
the reference when she saw the paper
but no more so than was the owner OF
the paper. who came riding back to
town next day on the horse that had
been involved in the lawsuit. and which
he had taken for his fee. He had for
years been a close friend of the bride
in fact, had almost been regarded as a
suitor himself. and she blamed him fol-
the wedding account.
Young "Lafe" Young was promptly
fired from the paper. but he did not stay
fired for more than a week, for there
was no one else around who could Sc,
type.
One may judge how good a printer he
was from the fact that he had saved
81 ,00G out of his wages before he was
twenty-one. He was earning IS a week
at sixteen.
Youngs first interview after he be.
came a regular reporter was with Gen
William Tecumseh Sherman. shortly afte,
the close of the war. Young was still
a callow youth. with skin like a wo
mans. and it seemed like a trcmendou.
ndertaking-interviewin a big mar
like Gen. Sherman. The general seemed
to appreciate the lads embarrassment
and without waiting for much question
ing from the reporter. ne talked Of
| enough to make a COLUMN and a half
When he had finished. he said:
MY boy, you're the most timid news
paper man I ever saw, but I don't know
that you were just as we'll of in thi:
case. for I hadn't intended to tell you q
thing
Willis l. Moore, chief Of the Weather
Bureau. the man who fixes the weather
for the entire country. lives on a small
farm near Washington. On several oc
| casions trees near his house have beer
struck by lightning. but the house ha:
| been spared, and Moore figures that i
always will be. inasmuch as the tree:
surrounding it are taller than the hous'
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
The Lorimer Case.

In discussing the case of Senator Lori
mer, of Illinois-the case which has
gained so much unpleasant and unsavory
notoriety-it is not necessary to discuss
tie character or attaimehts of Senator
Lorimer himself. He may be a machine
politician; he may be man anxious to
serve his people. He may be thor
oughly honest man. In a broad discus
sion of his case. it is not necessary to go
into these things.
But We cannot honestly ignore the
fact that there is intense and widespread
dissatisfaction over a growing belief that
there are certain Senators who are anX-
of discussion; to accept as final the con-
crusions of the majority of the subcom-
mittee that declared that they found the
election of Senator Lorimer untainted.
That there has been a disposition to
railroad this majority finding through
1t is plain that within the Senate Mr.
Lorimer has many friends who have
been loyal to him, and who have done
their best to prevent a proper analysis of
the report, which, if adopted by the Sen
ate. might be held to clear him of
the ugly charges made in connection with
his election to the Senate. That the Sem
ate still has the power to accept this ma
jority report of the subcommittee. and
thus, legally at least. vfndicate Senator
Lorimer. we have no doubt.
Some final action by the Senate is nee
essary and inevitable. for no decision
by the subcommittee can be held as a
final and adequate disposition of the case.
The point Of view we would urge is that
this is pre-eminently a public matter:
the Senate. but the honor of the country
the honor Of the people. We cannot for
get that, in face of not only charges of
bribery, but confessions of men who ac-
cepted bribes, Senator Lorimer stood, and
still stands, in the position of defend
ant. The righteous Indignation with
which Mr. Lorimer first greeted these
charges makes it seem all the stranger
that he-the one principally involved
was not called to testify before the Sen.
ate investigating committee. Nay in view
of the reflectio on his, character. his
personal integrity, and his political honor
we cannot help feeling surprised that he
did not demand. as right that could not
be denied him, to be heard in his own be.
half.
With the Lorimer case as ii stands nc
one is satisfied. The majority report OF
the investigating committee is neither
defnitive nor satisfactory. Even before
the Lorimer case loomed up on the hori.
zon there was a growing popular dissat.
isfaction with the Senate. and it will be
neither safe nor sane for the Senate tc
allow this feeling to grow. The honor OF
the Senate as a whole is involved; the
honor Of every United States Senator is
touched by this distressing case. Fol
the sake OF the good name of the coun.
try. this entire matter must be thrashet
out not in committee, but on the floor OF
the open Senate
The report already submitted must bt
analysed and discussed. and Senator Lori
mer himself must be given the fullest op-
portunity to be heard.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
Poetry and Protest.

We are hardly in sympathy with those
gentlemen engaged in work On the Pam
anna Canal who have voiced a protest,
which has reached Washington. against
the poetical effusions of Gov. Thatcher
official head of the Canal Zone. The pro-
testants object to the fact that a man
who gets $4,000 year should indulge
usual, we admit, for an official of the
rank of governor to take time from his
stern duties to WOO the muse; yet, so long
as he keeps on the job of governing and
does not seriously annoy anybody with his
verse. we think that any protest against
it is an infringement on his personal lib
erty. 1t is quite true that such speci-
mems of Gov. Thatcher's verse as we
have been priviledged to see is pretty
bad it limps bit in places: is not very
strong on rhyme, and is not notable for
loftiness of tone or height OF inspiration.
But what of that? Many very admirable
gentlemen have perpetrated bad verse
and have not been counted criminal on
account of it.
If there were any evidence to show
that Gov. Thatcher has used the powers
of his official. position to make those
under him read his verses then, indeed.
We should sympathize deeply: but so far
as We can learn from the protest the
only people the governor has read his
verses to were foreign visitors. who, know
ing little English, probably could not
taste their real quality.
What sympathy we have is reserved
for Gov. Thatcher, who, by this time.
must have learned through the published
protest what his subjects think of his
verse. Doubtless he has been filled with
glow Of conscious satisfaction when,
having polished of a neat strophe, he
has called in Casey from the steam.
shovel to give him a little rest while he
soothed him with poetry. Determined
to be good governor. and working for
the moral uphft OF his province. he has
probably published his verses in the local
paper, only to find now that the sub
scribers did not appreciate them. They
think. evidently. that a governor should
be about the business Of governing all
the time. This is absurd. All Gov.
Thatcher has to do is to show that he
wrote his verse in his spare tiHpe.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
PANAMA FoRTH1CAT1oNs.

From the Philadelphia Record
Against the tide of public opinion President
T.ft's name is about the only one that gives re
spectability to the useless scheme Of expending
millions on Notifications Of both entrances Of the
Panama Canal
From the Baltimore American.
The basic ruspoufbilities of scVeeisnty resident
in the fertilization plan removes an spscial the
reasoning. The canal must be fortified. The
people demand il.
From the New York World.
The real issue is. why should we fcstify the
canal. whether We have = treaty right to do % OF
noti rh5e Is no need TO fortify the canal:
there are TIT strongest reasons. military and civil.
Why it should b neutr.iiaed.
~ ths Galvsstm NesA
Juu ths ssns day ths Prssident's renaxAs wefs
SinAe in advocav q ths policy u Imttfying Tie
Psaam Canal Fssseh asropiasit slavpe h IL an
ssur eisht hous and oussFsd nsnrlH 1as2ila An
fostiscstions % furstshs = NJ 9o 70 nunsd
sti1
~ ahs 81. Psnl Pioaeer nsA ~
- fult0nt apss1W IL fssf Mt 4 ~ el
: nct fuFt4Aa1 III cumhy vuu1a hass aot&q0 y
psueset itssk snipA dsupessts snd tnsles
snanH Ths Uhllid etstss, howevss. b q spuuta-
~ = = IL Repuhlieaa pGy-ia fesUe q -.
fosti1sd nnsl
I'm he Ohio etaAs Joaanl ssss
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shpaA - nsusl2 tle1ilsly. II efhs ts4kS va
0pest DtnsiA. - Il alt11 s1ion = ~ esaatzue
tiea 4 - e1nal. 60 thb peeagva0h: -
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The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
From the Kansas City Tfmea.
AVIATION TRAGEDIES.

From the New York TmeA
The two heroic ariators will bs remembered a
men Of largo and unusual achievements. who died
sioriousiy pioneers in . new pursuit. not a. rcck-
less e1permenteTs.
From the Buffalo Courier.
Aerial fight is a solved problem. but remains
The aaoplane in its present aase 0 deveiopmsnt
is dangerous in the ext1une.
From the New York Sun.
Some rules mght-be drawn up. however. to mimi
nize the dangers Of public exhibitions. and feats Of
rsrAlaa,es could be eliminated Military use Of The
aeroplane must be considered apart
From the New York World.
Altitude recurds. figure eghts. dips. curves. and
steep dives-worst Of ALL asccnts made in dangerous
winds leH = crowd Of people who have paid gate
money be diarppintcd-th.e have no part in the
proper purp0e Of aviation.
From the Boston Globe
The science q aviation is IN its infancy and the
sviatofs Of to-day like childen-too full a
Hdane in themssavs and not cumting the risks IN
VOWED IN their voFk. And it b veil. perhapa that
thus il 90. for II they were cuaAantly hanasd b
the cunsciounD Of danger little would b aopum-
plizhed in aviation.
From the New York Tribune.
Aefuuauts have developed their technical skill
without attaining . onrr0pnoding degree q atmos
phaic aismannhip. Until that b ssined tAe onndi-
tiCns of flying cuutnts ousht. II pusHhae. to b
rvgulated b. rustrictioos which would It lsast
dinainiah ths riaas which rscais0 nm ass vilng tu
run far ths saks of ratifing auvds q ssnnEiou
iossn and earning hsss SssA
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
POLITICAL POTPOURRI.
the Ohio State journal.

from the OhlO state journal.
Hon. Cami Thompson doubtless accepts his new
job Assistant Secretary Of the Interior without
much hope that he is in line for promotion by
reason Of the possible resignation Of his immediate
superior.
From the St Paul Pioneer Press
Secretary Dickinson is convinced that sme for
eign nation could sneak over and captune the
Pacific Coast country. He doubtless is convinced
also that foreign nation will undertake to do
anything Of the kind.
From the Brooklyn STANDARD Union.
Clarence Lexow, who has just died. had much
fame at time. His merits were of solid
kind. He did service in many useful matters be-
sides heading investigating committee and in
Producing tho Greater Nov York bill. His was
the first great Legislative revelation Of how Tam
many governs New York when unmatched and un-
hsmpe1ed.
From the Chicago Evening Post
Some politician of influence who at time
or another may have served in the State ranks,
possibly as corporal. can be given high command
and sent to the front with knowledge Of how
properly to for his men to handle them
the field. Men who have given time and stndy
to the State service be superseded at the whim
Of . man to whom politics is above patriotism.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04

The Charleston News and Courier says:
"For the first time in history man can
get on a train here and stay on until he
gets to Cincinnati" And then il he is
wise he will keep on going.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04

1t is reported that a horse out in
Ohio deliberately committed suicide. 1t
was probably chagrined because it did
| not have a vote to sell.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04

Just about the time "a lot Of fellows
have climbed on the water wagon it Is
announced that there is 63s.763 gallons
of rum in storage at Jamaica.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
R.re r..a..res Are v.as.s'e.

lt8re IHe0DOreo At0 voSo8DSe.
HSuD ~ g. Lsub 0taR.
A Spokane CWash) telep0ooe company
has adoptsd . rule requiring operators to
give go bond 70 insure the company
asAinst their marriage within six month";
followtng Their empIoyment And the
girls aF0 chofrfnlly complying With the
new ro6nlat1oo. The GDoaEnDe ts]epho0a
knoW - eoou6h wv &oaAuree. la-
eEsoee r. po11e Wh1Q 49, asO dll1euls
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04

One trouble about 1t is that extinction
and distinction run such neck-and-
neck race In the aviation business.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04

You can't say that Chicago is not
great on good manners. A woman there
carefully removed another woman s
glasses before slapping her in the face.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04

Oleomargarine has scared UP to q
cents a pound, and the trouble is that
it will probably not try to do fancy
stunts that may bring it tumbling down.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04

OF course, Mr. Carnegie may do as he
pleases, but our idea of one way not to
spend a million and a half is to waste it
| on German heroes.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
NO LONGER IMMUNE.

The little island countries have made IL
long their boast
That they could save the cost of ships
because they had no coast.
They didn't need a navy. and thus they
saved the price
And put it into other things and that was
very nice.
their song:
They've had to take another thing since
airships came along.
The whirring navies of the air may soon
in battle meet
And every little nation then will have to
have its feet
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04

partment has made New Years. reso-
luton not to let them get In such q
shameful condition again.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04

Talk about economy: The cruiser De-
troit. which cost N.2s3,ooo. has just been
sold for $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
Capable Of Arbitration.
From tho Mlvauhee Free P1.
What is a snob?

1t seems almost inconce!vable that In .
controversy between such an intelligent
class Of employees as the railroad en-
gineers and such an intelligent class of
employers as the railroad managers II
should come to . pass that Q strike af-
fords the only solution. The only ques-
lions at issue relate to wages and work
ing conditions. questions capable Of set
tlement according TO the actual facts and
figures involved. Why parties Of the
character Indicated should not be able to
arrive at . mutual understanding Of
what the engineers may rightly damAnd
ana what the railroads may properly
gfve. - thing to baflle the average COM
mon-sense Individual
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04

Gov. Dix's wife chose for the text OF
his inaugural address the Scriptural In
junction. Let not your heart be trou-
bled." We guess. though, that he will
encounter few problems to trouble m
mind 20 -
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
Liasility Law for ofncials.

ne attempted assassination OF Mayor
7plam J. Gaynor. Of Greater New York.
tt(oing to cost him In the neighborhood
&E&AO0. Had he not bsen pubic ON
'eIal NO effort would have besn made "a
~ hi life and the big debt would not
lu11 boen incurred. But thore - n
~ provislon In New York state for
~ ibursing public omc1Al IN . case
4 this nature. % there y no halp for II
40 get around the situation, . subscrip-
doh was atArted and roached tlle neigh-
boehood Of SakNoA Judgs 0oynor refused
70 acctpt 4. and fren the pF>oeat indf-
eattonD dli sof Il wi1 revet 70 the hog-
pt3ai = veteh ~ Hae lteaeed - ~
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04

The briefs filed before the Supreme
Court in the trust cases are anything but
brief
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04

The fact that Harry Thaw has been
declared bankrupt makes one wonder
how much money = man can spsnd In
. luna&tc asylnm.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04

Radium Is said to Be = cure for bline>
ness, but 1T 8. 100000 an ounce. very fst!
patients could SEQ the price.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04

He made some lucky strikes before he
met Jack johnson.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04

Already, We fear. some of the New
Years resolutions are showing signs of
infantile paralysis.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
Familiar Talk.

II see you have an actor choppins
wood
Yes: he was in hard luck and I gave
him job
rs he going to stick?'
his art i
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
THE NEXT HOUSE.

from the New 1Ofk Amer1c4n.
By increasing the membership Of the House OF
Representatives. to about 40. and raising the num-
Der of the constituents of each member from ls4-
900 to about AC0oo it viii be possible preserve
the present quota of Representatives for Iowa and
showing
From the New York Tribune
The present Congress is confronted with one Of
the most serious and important problems of the
decade. the reapportionment Of the House Of Rep
resentatives Not only does this question affect the
Lower House and every piece Of legislation there
in considered, but it has q direct bearing on the
Electoral College and the delegates to both great
party conventions.
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Some light is thrown upon the disputed sienih-
canoe of the November elections by the compla-
tion Of the total vote cast for members Of Con-
sress in all the States. This makes the Repub-
hcan aggregate 5.5n,sli. compared with 7.2Es5 in
1903 loss Of 1!66O.IT. The total Democratic vote
was 5.fN $50 a loss of Ss4.9H from e.5a6,5E. This
gives a Democratic plurality Of l2s.7es in an agsre
gate vote Of 1l.sl4.x4. an astonishnzly close di-
vision.
From the Kansas City TimeA
Awfully clever Of Speaker Cannon, wasn't it, to
find way to nullify the reform in the rules By
which day q week is set aside to getting bust
done that the powers that be don't necessarily
approve Of? Calendar Wednesday is the day on
which the roll Of committee is called that bills
which they desire To report may be brought before
the House for its action. without reference to the
opinion Of the committee rules which is don't
mated by the standpat organization.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04

.Ths usast3etce b fsded.
TAs eAnndeljeF b bare:
It's - = vsll to pun 4 dDua.
6inrD - sir1 liaosn tAsuA
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
Such In Life.

We'll. you are famous now. my boy.
Your old landlord has placed a tablet on
the house you occupied SO many years"
rs that so? He never would paper 1t
while / was there"
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04

Rain has cIlarsd ~ serso&s q m.
Ist = mAeDe 80 ~ = ss6nlde -
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
Proposal in High Life.

But I cannot live without you.''
Yes, you can. Run along. You're pay
ing as much alimony now as you can af-
ford"
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
Nothing Lost.

II hear she doesn't like me with q mus
tache."
Going to shave it on. I supposer'
"Oh, no; she never liked me-
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
About Due.

Admit. We merry gentlemen,
The truth Of what say.
The bills that follow Christmastide
Considerably dismay.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
No Time to waste.

''Of all Shakespeare's plays. prefer the
Lady Of Lyons
Shakespeare didn't write the Lady Of
Lyons,' as can easily show you.'
II don't care to argue on that Baconian
theory
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04

From the Chicago News
1t is desirable that this matter Of wise tariff re-
vision be settled while public attention is focused
upon it and while giaing abuses of the old method
fresh in the peoples minds
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
DevePidge's stfataSen.


When Senator Beveridge was country
lawyer. q pretty young school-teacher
came to employ him a. counsel In case
brought against her for whipping boy.
When the case came up on the docket.
the defendant. . pretty. shrinking girl
named Margusrite. was charged with as
sault and battery.
Tho plaintiffs counsel gave the court
Q tharrowing description Of the brutal
punishment administered by Marguerite
and showed Welts on the boys shoulders
which he declared were made by her
whip BeveFidge. after bringing out ths
fact that the boy Vas incorrigible. de-
clarud that such Welts ~ those Appear.
ine on TIE back OF the plaintiff were
easfly produced. To prove Il he drew
To sunsn whip from h1s pocket ana struck
himself . fev light blows shout the
calves. Rolling mp his trousers immedi-
ately a3tesward. he pointsd proudly -
wslts q large - those shown On the
boys shouIders. Whsther thsy vsrU pFo-
duced q tn time q - DeSt - . seToan-
ous psoDarafton Tor - casos ~ -
nevu divulssd. buG - - ~ en0 -
~ ,.slssss II
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
OF COUrae.

why do you scorn that young manr'
Because he talks only Of love in q cot
tage"
And he has the right idea. What you
save on the house you can put into the
automobile"
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
From the Denver Republican

Ffom Inc Dehver HfpuDICan.
The important question is that Of revising the
tariff schedule by schedule. We're this under
taken quietly and without a great flourish Of rum
pets it could be achieved in the course of 4 few
years without serious disturbance to business.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04

Now Payne. Aldrich. and the standpatters arc
ready to pass a tariff commission law. They prom
ise that it will be satisfactory to themselves and
to President Taft. 1t remains to be whether
it will also he satisfactory to the country.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-04
ron the Providence Journal.

Doubtless commission would secure less biaaed
testimony. But with Congress alone able to take
action that would not much matter. About
the best result of the plan would be the
greater difficulty Of putting '.iokers into a tariff
bill.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-12-01
BELLINGER--O

A very pretty Thanksgiving
wedding ceremony WAS solemnizen
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
William B Finger at Lamoille at
1870 yesterday afternoon when MIR.
James +. Bellinger and Miss Nellie
La France Derrigan were made
husband and wife, according to
the RES of the Presbyterian
church.
When the hour arrived the
bridal party was formed under a
1 &c wedding bell of pink and
white, arranged by Mrs. James
McDermott. They entered the
room in the following order!:
First came the groom supported
by his brother MIR. l.. NJ. Bellinger,
then the bride attended by her
sister, Miss. Ethel Oerrigan. The
bride was very handsomely uowned
in white chiffon over blue japanese
silk and carried q houou,t of wbi,e
carnations the brides's maid
woro writa ombroidory oyor
lavender satin and cprriad =
hounuet Of mink ~carn.tiors
The was n~crformed
nv Rev. George II GrconfeId of
the EIko PRESBYTERIAN church AT
the conclusion Of the service the
yuests nraspnt ware invited IN tho
dining roam whore q sumntrous
yeddipg ropg,t uos carved altar